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Author: Catherine Waldby
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0822337703
Category: Medical

Tissue Economies: Blood, Organs, and Cell Lines in Late Capitalism (a John Hope Franklin Center Book)

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. Download Tissue Economies medical books for free.
The accelerating circulation of human tissue fragments raises profound social and ethical concerns related to who donates or sells bodily tissue, who receives it, and who profits-or does not-from the transaction. Catherine Waldby and Robert Mitchell survey the rapidly expanding economies of exchange in human tissue, explaining the complex questions raised and suggesting likely developments. Comparing contemporary tissue economies in the United Kingdom and United States, they explore and complicate the distinction that has dominated prac Get Tissue Economies our bestseller medical books.

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The accelerating circulation of human tissue fragments raises profound social and ethical concerns related to who donates or sells bodily tissue, who receives it, and who profits-or does not-from the transaction Comparing contemporary tissue economies in the United Kingdom and United States, they explore and complicate the distinction that has dominated prac

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