novel "Cantor’s Dilemma"

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"Cantor’s Dilemma" is a science-in-fiction novel by chemist and author Carl Djerassi that explores the ethical and personal tensions surrounding priority, credit, and integrity in cutting-edge scientific research.

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instanceOf novel ⓘ
science-in-fiction novel ⓘ
author Carl Djerassi ⓘ
character Celia ⓘ
Jerome (Jerry) Stafford ⓘ
Professor Isidore Cantor ⓘ
other members of Cantor’s lab ⓘ
characterRole Isidore Cantor is a senior cancer researcher ⓘ
Jerry Stafford is Cantor’s postdoctoral fellow ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creatorOccupation Carl Djerassi is a chemist ⓘ
linked to: Carl Djerassi

Carl Djerassi is a novelist ⓘ
genre science-in-fiction ⓘ
scientific novel ⓘ
hasSubject Nobel Prize politics ⓘ
cancer research ⓘ
cell growth regulation ⓘ
data interpretation ⓘ
grant funding pressures ⓘ
laboratory hierarchy ⓘ
peer review ⓘ
scientific misconduct ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryCategory realistic laboratory fiction ⓘ
science-in-fiction ⓘ
mainTheme ambition in science ⓘ
competition in scientific research ⓘ
credit in scientific research ⓘ
mentor–protégé relationships ⓘ
pressures of academic science ⓘ
priority in scientific discovery ⓘ
research integrity ⓘ
scientific ethics ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
notableFor detailed depiction of laboratory life ⓘ
exploration of Nobel Prize dynamics ⓘ
portrayal of ethical gray areas in research ⓘ
plotFocus impact of scientific ambition on personal relationships ⓘ
race to confirm a breakthrough in cancer research ⓘ
temptation to cut corners in experiments ⓘ
uncertainty about who deserves scientific credit ⓘ
protagonist Professor Isidore Cantor ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor Menachem’s Seed ⓘ
NO (novel) ⓘ
linked to: novel "NO"

The Bourbaki Gambit ⓘ
setting American university ⓘ
academic research laboratory ⓘ
targetAudience general readers interested in science ethics ⓘ
scientists ⓘ
students of science ⓘ

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