Spitting images: remaking saliva as a promissory substance

Of the bodily substances in which STS scholars, anthropologists, sociologists, and medical historians have been interested, saliva has arguably been overlooked. Yet, in the past 20 years, saliva has become important to the development of consumer genetic tests. Historically, expectoration has been a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mette Kragh-Furbo, Richard Tutton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-04-01
Series:New Genetics and Society
Subjects:
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14636778.2017.1320943