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Species of Contagion

Animal-to-Human Transplantation in the Age of Emerging Infectious Disease de

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Palgrave Macmillan


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Health, Technology and Society

Paru le : 2022-02-17

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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.
Pages
221 pages
Collection
Health, Technology and Society
Parution
2022-02-17
Marque
Palgrave Macmillan
EAN papier
9789811682889
EAN PDF
9789811682896
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
2
Nombre pages imprimables
22
Taille du fichier
2724 Ko
Prix
94,94 €
EAN EPUB
9789811682896
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
2
Nombre pages imprimables
22
Taille du fichier
410 Ko
Prix
94,94 €

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