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The Matrix of Stem Cell Research - An Approach to Rethinking Science in Society (Paperback)
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The Matrix of Stem Cell Research - An Approach to Rethinking Science in Society (Paperback)
Series: Genetics and Society
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Stem cell research has been a problematic endeavour. For the past
twenty years it has attracted moral controversies in both the
public and the professional sphere. The research involves not only
laboratories, clinics and people, but ethics, industries,
jurisprudence, and markets. Today it contributes to the development
of new therapies and affects increasingly many social arenas. The
matrix approach introduced in this book offers a new understanding
of this science in its relation to society. The contributions are
multidisciplinary and intersectional, illustrating how agency and
influence between science and society go both ways. Conceptually,
this volume presents a situated and reflexive approach for
philosophy and sociology of the life sciences. The practices that
are part of stem cell research are dispersed, and the concepts that
tie them together are tenuous; there are persistent problems with
the validation of findings, and the ontology of the stem cell is
elusive. The array of applications shapes a growing bioeconomy that
is dependent on patient donations of tissues and embryos,
consumers, and industrial support. In this volume it is argued that
this research now denotes not a specific field but a flexible web
of intersecting practices, discourses, and agencies. To capture
significant parts of this complex reality, this book presents
recent findings from researchers, who have studied in-depth aspects
of this matrix of stem cell research. This volume presents
state-of-the-art examinations from senior and junior scholars in
disciplines from humanities and laboratory research to various
social sciences, highlighting particular normative and
epistemological intersections. The book will appeal to scholars as
well as wider audiences interested in developments in life science
and society interactions. The novel matrix approach and the
accessible case studies make this an excellent resource for science
and society courses.
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