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Historically organised at a local or national scale, the fields of
medicine and healthcare are being radically transformed by new
communication, transport and biotechnologies creating, in the
process, a genuinely globalised sphere of biomedical production and
consumption. This emerging market is characterised by the
circulation of bodily materials (tissues, organs and
bio-information), patients and expertise across what traditionally
have been relatively secure ontological and geographical borders.
Crossing both disciplinary and geographical boundaries, this volume
draws together a number of important contributions from
acknowledged leaders in three respective fields: the trade in
bodily commodities, biomedical tourism and migration of health care
professionals. It explores and maps out the key characteristics of
this emerging, although as yet poorly researched global trade,
questioning how, where and why bodies cross borders, whether this
exacerbates existing health inequalities and how these circulations
impact on healthcare services. Considered together, the chapters in
this volume invite comparisons of the ways in which body parts,
patients and medical professionals cross national borders,
elucidating common themes, concerns and issues. Contributors also
pose important questions about the ethical and legal implications
of the circulation of bodies across borders and evaluate current
and future strategies for regulation.
Historically organised at a local or national scale, the fields of
medicine and healthcare are being radically transformed by new
communication, transport and biotechnologies creating, in the
process, a genuinely globalised sphere of biomedical production and
consumption. This emerging market is characterised by the
circulation of bodily materials (tissues, organs and
bio-information), patients and expertise across what traditionally
have been relatively secure ontological and geographical borders.
Crossing both disciplinary and geographical boundaries, this volume
draws together a number of important contributions from
acknowledged leaders in three respective fields: the trade in
bodily commodities, biomedical tourism and migration of health care
professionals. It explores and maps out the key characteristics of
this emerging, although as yet poorly researched global trade,
questioning how, where and why bodies cross borders, whether this
exacerbates existing health inequalities and how these circulations
impact on healthcare services. Considered together, the chapters in
this volume invite comparisons of the ways in which body parts,
patients and medical professionals cross national borders,
elucidating common themes, concerns and issues. Contributors also
pose important questions about the ethical and legal implications
of the circulation of bodies across borders and evaluate current
and future strategies for regulation.
Every year around 80 million scientific procedures are carried out
on animals globally. These experiments have the potential to
generate new understandings of biology and clinical treatments.
They also give rise to ongoing societal debate. This book
demonstrates how the humanities and social sciences can contribute
to understanding what is created through animal procedures –
including constitutional forms of research governance, different
institutional cultures of care, the professional careers of
scientists and veterinarians, collaborations with patients and
publics, and research animals, specially bred for experiments or
surplus to requirements. Developing the idea of the animal research
nexus, this book explores how connections and disconnections are
made between these different elements, how these have reshaped each
other historically, and how they configure the current practice and
policy of UK animal research. -- .
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