Species of Contagion - Animal-to-Human Transplantation in the Age of Emerging Infectious Disease (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

Species of Contagion examines the political and social implications of xenotransplantation for bodies, nations, and species. Scientists are demonstrating a renewed interest in developing transplants for humans with tissues from pigs, with the aid of genetic engineering techniques, immunosuppressant drugs, and novel cellular technologies. Yet, some argue that these transspecies promiscuities threaten to enable new viruses to emerge in human populations. Drawing on the later works of Foucault, this book analyses contemporary power relations in animal-to-human transplantation research, ranging across governmental regulation, scientific understandings of infectious disease, and animal ethics. While many xenotransplantation practices resonate with a security approach that renders uncertainty an inherent condition of life and encourages adaptation across species boundaries, government regulation and industry also reinscribe sovereign boundaries of bodies, species, and nations. Species of Contagion illustrates the variation in the cultural and scientific imaginaries that governments and industry bring to bear on the problematic of xenotransplantation.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Health, Technology and Society
Release date:	February 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Ray Carr
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	221
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-981-16-8288-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Medical anthropology Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Infectious & contagious diseases > General Promotions
LSN:	981-16-8288-7
Barcode:	9789811682889

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