The Matrix of Stem Cell Research - 9781138098527

Name: The Matrix of Stem Cell Research - 9781138098527
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Matrix of Stem Cell ResearchAn Approach to Rethinking Science in Society\nAuthor(s): Christine Hauskeller, Arne Manzeschke, Anja Pichl\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138098527, 978-1138098527\nSynopsis\nStem 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.\n\nConceptually, this volume presents a situated and reflexive approach for phi.