Julie Kent

Regenerating Bodies (eBook, PDF)

Tissue and Cell Therapies in the Twenty-First Century

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book develops a sociological analysis of the emergence of regenerative medicine, providing critical insights into what it means to 'regenerate bodies'. It examines how human tissues and cells are being exchanged, commodified and commercialized by new health technologies. Through a discussion of emergent global 'tissue economies', the author explores the social dynamics of innovation in the fields of tissue engineering and stem cell science.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136596254
• Artikelnr.: 38272768

Autorenporträt

Julie Kent is Professor of Sociology of Health Technology at the University of the West of England in Bristol. Her research and publications examine the connections between ethics and regulation, the gendering of bodies, human tissue use in the biosciences and the emergence of 'regenerative medicine'.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Commodifying Tissues and Cells: New Tissue Economies 2. Regenerative
Medicine: A Paradigm Shift? 3. Regulation and Governance of Tissue and Cell
Based Therapies In Europe: Ethical Controversy and the Politics of Risk 4.
A 'Strict But Permissive Approach' - A Case Study of Regulation and
Governance In the UK 5. 'Football Fields Of Skin': A Masculinist Dream? 6.
Remaking the Self 7. Life, Death and Immortality.