Liminal lives : imagining the human at the frontiers of biomedicine /

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Embryo adoptions, stem cells capable of transforming into any cell in the human body, intra- and inter-species organ transplantation & mdash;these and other biomedical advances have unsettled ideas of what it means to be human, of when life begins and ends. In the first study to consider the cul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Squier, Susan Merrill (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2004.
Colección:e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Temas:
Social medicine.
Medical ethics.
Medical technology.
Human reproductive technology.
Science fiction.
Bioethics.
Biomedical engineering.
Reproductive technology.
Technology.
Humanism.
Life sciences.
Therapeutics.
Humanities.
Professional ethics.
Physical sciences.
Medical care.
Philosophy.
Feminism.
Medicine in literature.
Bioethics
Biotechnology
Biomedical Technology
Reproductive Techniques
Bioethical Issues
Literature, Modern
Technology
Literature
Investigative Techniques
Humanism
Ethics
Biological Science Disciplines
Therapeutics
Ethics, Clinical
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Humanities
Ethics, Professional
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture
Natural Science Disciplines
Technology, Industry, Agriculture
Delivery of Health Care
Philosophy
Disciplines and Occupations
Ethics, Medical
Feminism
Medicine in Literature
Reproductive Techniques > ethics
Medical Laboratory Science
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
Social Medicine
Médecine sociale.
Éthique médicale.
Technologie médicale.
Procréation médicalement assistée.
Science-fiction.
Bioéthique.
Biotechnologie.
Génie biomédical.
Reproduction > Innovations.
Technologie.
Littérature.
Humanisme.
Sciences de la vie.
Thérapeutique.
Sciences humaines.
Déontologie professionnelle.
Sciences physiques.
Prestation de soins.
Philosophie.
Féminisme.
Médecine dans la littérature.
bioengineering.
biomedical engineering.
humanism.
biological sciences.
humanities.
professional ethics.
physical sciences.
philosophy.
feminism.
science fiction.
MEDICAL > Ethics.
MEDICAL / Ethics
Ethik
Biomedizin
Medizin
Letterkunde.
Kennis.
Geneeskunde.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The uses of literature for feminist science studies: tracing liminal lives
  • The cultured cell: life and death at Strangeways
  • The hybrid embryo and xenogenic desire
  • Giant babies: graphing growth in the early twentieth century
  • Incubabies and rejuvenates: the traffic between technologies of reproduction and age extension
  • Transplant medicine and transformative narrative
  • Liminal performances of aging: from replacement to regeneration
  • Coda: the pluripotent discourse of stem cells: liminality, relexivity, and literature.

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