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Tissue economies : blood, organs, and cell lines in late capitalism /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Waldby, Cathy
Other Authors: Mitchell, Robert, 1969-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2006.
Series:Science and cultural theory.
Subjects:
Tissue banks > Economic aspects.
Tissue banks > Political aspects.
Tissue banks > Moral and ethical aspects.
Preservation of organs, tissues, etc. > Economic aspects.
Preservation of organs, tissues, etc. > Political aspects.
Preservation of organs, tissues, etc. > Moral and ethical aspects.
Tissue Donors > psychology > Great Britain.
Tissue Donors > psychology > United States.
Altruism > Great Britain.
Altruism > United States.
Capitalism > Great Britain.
Capitalism > United States.
Cross-Cultural Comparison > Great Britain.
Cross-Cultural Comparison > United States.
Social Responsibility > Great Britain.
Social Responsibility > United States.
Tissue and Organ Procurement > economics > Great Britain.
Tissue and Organ Procurement > economics > United States.
Tissue and Organ Procurement > organization & administration > Great Britain.
Tissue and Organ Procurement > organization & administration > United States.
Bloedbanken.
Weefselculturen.
Celkweek.
Kapitalisme.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Blood banks, risk, and autologous donation: the gift of blood to oneself
  • Disentangling the embryonic gift: the UK stem cell bank
  • The laws of mo(o)re: waste, biovalue, and information ecologies
  • Umbilical cord blood: waste, gift, venture capital
  • Commodity-communities and corporate commons
  • Real-time demand: information, regeneration, and organ markets
  • Conclusion: the future of tissue economies.