The atomized body : the cultural life of stem cells, genes and neurons / / edited by Max Liljefors, Susanne Lundin & Andréa Wiszmeg

• Pubblicazione: Lund, Sweden : , : Nordic Academic Press, , 2012; ©2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (239 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.483
• Soggetto topico: Technology and civilization; Biotechnology; Genetic engineering; Biomedical Technology; Anthropology, Cultural
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): LiljeforsMax <1963->; LundinSusanne; Innodata Copy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Moral Accounting; 2. A Molecular Body in a Digital Society; 3. Medical Need, Ethical Scepticism; 4. Ambivalent Embodiment; 5. Interlacing the Brain, Contextualizing the Body; 6. Neuronal Fantasies; 7. The Scan-Portrait; 8. Credibility and Legitimacy; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: Referring to the focus of the biosciences on molecular ""particles"" of the human biology-such as stem cells, genes, and neurons-this account examines the relationships between culture, society, and bioscientific research. Showing that the atomized body is indeed socially and culturally embedded, in plural and complex ways, it argues that biomedicine and biotechnology do not only intersect with the human body, but also reshape our perceptions of selfhood and life. From a multidisciplinary perspective, this volume explores the biosciences and the atomized body in their social, cultural, and phi
• Titolo autorizzato: The atomized body
• ISBN: 91-87121-93-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910534726603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II