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Clinical labor : tissue donors and research subjects in the global bioeconomy /

Forms of embodied labor, such as surrogacy and participation in clinical trials, are central to biomedical innovation, but they are rarely considered as labor. The authors take on that project, analyzing what they call clinical labor and asking what such an analysis might indicate about the organiza...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Cooper, Melinda (Autor), Waldby, Cathy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2014.
Colección:Experimental futures.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Forms of embodied labor, such as surrogacy and participation in clinical trials, are central to biomedical innovation, but they are rarely considered as labor. The authors take on that project, analyzing what they call clinical labor and asking what such an analysis might indicate about the organization of the bio-economy and the broader organization of labor and value today.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 279 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780822377009
0822377004