| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 216 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cultural studies series
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Cultural studies series (Toronto, Ont.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index. |
| Contents |
DNA identification and genetic justice -- The sexual politics of biotechnology -- Biopatents and the ownership of life -- Biosecurity, bioterrorism, and epidemic -- Conclusion : Becoming biosubjects. |
| Summary |
"Becoming 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. |
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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."--Pub. desc. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Biotechnology -- Social aspects -- Canada.
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Biotechnology -- Social aspects. |
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Canada. |
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Genetic engineering -- Social aspects -- Canada.
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Genetic engineering -- Social aspects. |
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Human body.
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Human body. |
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Forensic genetics -- Technique.
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Forensic genetics -- Technique. |
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Canada.
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Criminal justice, Administration of. |
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Reproductive technology -- Government policy -- Canada.
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Reproductive technology. |
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Government policy. |
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Biotechnology -- Canada -- Patents.
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Biotechnology. |
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Patents.
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Bioterrorism -- Canada -- Prevention.
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Bioterrorism. |
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Bioterrorism -- Prevention.
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Bioterrorism -- Prevention. |
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Bioethical Issues. |
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Biotechnology -- ethics. |
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Bioterrorism -- prevention & control. |
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Genetic Engineering -- ethics. |
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Genetics, Medical -- ethics. |
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Human Body. |
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Canada. |
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Electronic books.
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Patents.
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| Added Author |
Gerlach, Neil, 1963-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Becoming biosubjects. Toronto [Ont.] ; Buffalo [N.Y.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2011 9780802099839 (DLC) 2011281283 (OCoLC)466659912 |
| ISBN |
9781442660090 (electronic book) |
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1442660090 (electronic book) |
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9780802099839 |
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0802099831 |
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9780802096838 |
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0802096832 |
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