title: [Cultures of experiment].
abstract: It is generally accepted that the development of modern science is rooted in experiment. Yet for a long time, experimentation did not occupy a prominent role in history of science. With the practical turn in science studies, this has begun to change. This paper is concerned with cultures of experiment. In the first part, a suggestion is made as to how the concept of experimental culture can be used to go beyond a history of disciplines. In the second part, a particular experimental culture in the life sciences is looked at more closely. A survey is given on the changing forms of in vitro experimentation, that is, on analyzing biological functions in a test tube.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin. rheinbg@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de
authors.forename: Hans-Jörg
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Rheinberger
mesh_terms: D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D019020:Directed Molecular Evolution / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D019359:Knowledge; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000266:history*