04124nam 2200841 450 991045725150332120200520144314.01-4426-6009-010.3138/9781442660090(CKB)2550000000043278(EBL)3276042(SSID)ssj0000534353(PQKBManifestationID)11329779(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534353(PQKBWorkID)10511275(PQKB)10917029(MiAaPQ)EBC4669657(CaBNVSL)slc00227078(CEL)436455(MiAaPQ)EBC3276042(DE-B1597)479166(OCoLC)987955884(DE-B1597)9781442660090(Au-PeEL)EBL4669657(CaPaEBR)ebr11256179(OCoLC)958571114(EXLCZ)99255000000004327820160919h20112011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBecoming biosubjects bodies, systems, technologies /Neil Gerlach [and three others]Toronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2011.©20111 online resource (225 p.)Cultural studies series0-8020-9683-2 0-8020-9983-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE. Introduction -- CHAPTER TWO. DNA Identification and Genetic Justice -- CHAPTER THREE. The Sexual Politics of Biotechnology -- CHAPTER FOUR. Biopatents and the Ownership of Life -- CHAPTER FIVE. Biosecurity, Bioterrorism, and Epidemics -- CHAPTER SIX. Conclusion: Becoming Biosubjects -- Notes -- References -- IndexBecoming Biosubjects examines the ways in which the Canadian government, media, courts, and everyday Canadians are making sense of the challenges being posed by biotechnologies. The authors argue that the human body is now being understood as something that is fluid and without fixed meaning. This has significant implications both for how we understand ourselves and how we see our relationships with other forms of life.Focusing on four major issues, the authors examine the ways in which genetic technologies are shaping criminal justice practices, how policies on reproductive technologies have shifted in response to biotechnologies, the debates surrounding the patenting of higher life forms, and the Canadian (and global) response to bioterrorism. Regulatory strategies in government and the courts are continually evolving and are affected by changing public perceptions of scientific knowledge. The legal and cultural shifts outlined in Becoming Biosubjects call into question what it means to be a Canadian, a citizen, and a human being.Cultural studies series (Toronto, Ont.)BiotechnologySocial aspectsCanadaGenetic engineeringSocial aspectsCanadaHuman bodyForensic geneticsTechniqueCriminal justice, Administration ofCanadaReproductive technologyGovernment policyCanadaBioterrorismCanadaPreventionBiotechnologyCanadaPatentsBioterrorismPreventionElectronic books.BiotechnologySocial aspectsGenetic engineeringSocial aspectsHuman body.Forensic geneticsTechnique.Criminal justice, Administration ofReproductive technologyGovernment policyBioterrorismPrevention.BiotechnologyBioterrorismPrevention.303.48/3Gerlach Neil, 910593Gerlach Neil1963-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457251503321Becoming biosubjects2037947UNINA