Biomedical Odysseys: Fetal Cell Experiments from Cyberspace to China
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Biomedical Odysseys: Fetal Cell Experiments from Cyberspace to China
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Priscilla Song
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| Series | Princeton Studies in Culture and Technology |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:320 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Biotechnology |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691174785
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
5 halftones. 9 line illus.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
16 May 2017 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Thousands of people from more than eighty countries have traveled to China since 2001 to undergo fetal cell transplantation. Galvanized by the potential of stem and fetal cells to regenerate damaged neurons and restore lost bodily functions, people grappling with paralysis and neurodegenerative disorders have ignored the warnings of doctors and sci
Author Biography
Priscilla Song is assistant professor of anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis.
Reviews"Winner of the 2018 Francis L.K. Hsu Book Prize, Society for East Asian Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association"
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