This book presents a comprehensive overview of the field of biobanks and human tissue research, including ethical and legal challenges, regulatory issues, the rights of donors and patients, and examples and recommendations for the future of tissue research.
As new medical technologies are developed, more and more human tissues - such as skin, bones, heart valves, embryos, and stem cell lines - are stored and distributed for therapeutic and research purposes. The accelerating circulation of human tissue fragments raises profound soc…
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 a…
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'
"As new medical technologies are developed, more and more human tissues - such as skin, bones, heart valves, embryos, and stem cell lines - are stored and distributed for therapeutic and research purposes. The accelerating circulation of human tissue fragments raises profound so…