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Tissue Economies : Blood, Organs, and Cell Lines in Late Capitalism /

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A cultural studies account of how the "bio-value" of blood, stem cells, organs, and cell lines moves back and forth between 'gift' and 'commodity'

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Waldby, Cathy (Autor), Mitchell, Robert, 1969- (Autor)
Formato:	Electrónico eBook
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2006.
Colección:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:	Kapitalisme. Celkweek. Weefselculturen. Bloedbanken. Körperteil Gewebe Bioethik Kommerzialisierung Humangenetik Tissue banks > Moral and ethical aspects. Preservation of organs, tissues, etc. > Political aspects. Preservation of organs, tissues, etc. > Moral and ethical aspects. MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery. MEDICAL > Allied Health Services > General. Études transculturelles. Altruisme. Conservation des organes, tissus, etc. > Aspect moral. Conservation des organes, tissus, etc. > Aspect politique. Conservation des organes, tissus, etc. > Aspect economique. Banques de tissus > Aspect moral. Banques de tissus > Aspect politique. Banques de tissus > Aspect economique. Tissue and Organ Procurement > organization & administration Tissue and Organ Procurement > economics Social Responsibility Cross-Cultural Comparison Capitalism Altruism Tissue Donors > psychology Cross-cultural studies. Altruism. Preservation of organs, tissues, etc. > Economic aspects. Tissue banks > Political aspects. Tissue banks > Economic aspects. United States United Kingdom Electronic books.
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Blood banks, risk, and autologous donation: the gift of blood to oneself
Disentangling the embryonic gift: the UK stem cell bank
The laws of mo(o)re: waste, biovalue, and information ecologies
Umbilical cord blood: waste, gift, venture capital
Commodity-communities and corporate commons
Real-time demand: information, regeneration, and organ markets
Conclusion: the future of tissue economies.