The Global Dynamics of Regenerative Medicine [electronic resource] : A Social Science Critique /
Webster, A.editor.
Regenerative medicine, encompassing stem cells and tissue engineering, has attracted huge interest within commercial, clinical and government circles, and promises to change medicine itself. This book provides the first detailed examination and critical assessment of the field to be made by social science.
Description based upon print version of record.
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Tables""; ""Series Editorsâ€? Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""1 Introduction: The Boundaries and Mobilities of Regenerative Medicine""; ""2 Regenerative Medicine at a Global Level: Current Patterns and Global Trends""; ""3 Biocapital and Innovation Paths: The Exploitation of Regenerative Medicine""; ""4 Unruly Objects: Novel Innovation Paths, and Their Regulatory Challenge""; ""5 Procuring Tissue: Regenerative Medicine, Oocyte Mobilisation, and Feminist Politics""
""6 Cloning and the Oviedo Convention: The Socio-cultural Construction of Regulation""""7 The Multiplicity of Norms: The Bioethics and Law of Stem Cell Patents""; ""8 Governing Innovation Paths in Regenerative Medicine: The European and Global Struggle for Political Advantage""; ""9 Conclusion: Regenerative Medicine â€? A New Paradigm?""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Regenerative medicine, encompassing stem cells and tissue engineering, has attracted huge interest within commercial, clinical and government circles, and promises to change medicine itself. This book provides the first detailed examination and critical assessment of the field to be made by social science.
Environmental engineering.
Biotechnology.
Social policy.
Social medicine.
Ethics.
Genetic engineering.
Medicine.
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
Social Policy.
Medical Sociology.
Ethics.
Genetic Engineering.
Biomedicine, general.