The Bio-Objectification of Umbilical Cord Blood: Socio-Economic and Epistemic Implications of Biobanking
In the current biomedical literature Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB) is considered a valid source of hematopoietic stem cells for hemopoiesis reconstitution. The acknowledgment of the potential of UCB for transplants prompted the transformation of this human tissue from a discarded human residuum to a va...
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University of Bologna – Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Tecnoscienza |
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| Online Access: | https://tecnoscienza.unibo.it/article/view/17170 |