Abstract
This article explores what is new about contemporary genetic research. The article examines the everyday work of genetic research and clinical practices in and beyond the laboratory; understandings of human biological variation, including race and ancestry; and the intersections of science, citizenship, and subjectivity. In examining these aspects of contemporary scientific knowledge production, the article demonstrates the deeply social nature of every aspect of contemporary genomics.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 1015-1021 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780080970875 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780080970868 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 26 2015 |
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Keywords
- Biobanking
- Biocapital
- Cloning
- ELSI (ethical, legal, and social implications)
- Forms of life
- Gene therapy
- Genetic citizenship
- Genetics
- Genomic (or scientific) governance
- Genomics
- Human genome project
- Life forms
- New reproductive technologies
- Race
- Tissue culture