skip to content
Body bazaar : the market for human tissue in the biotechnology age
ClosePreview this item

Body bazaar : the market for human tissue in the biotechnology age

Author: Lori B Andrews; Dorothy Nelkin
Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, ©2001.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Rating:

(not yet rated) 0 with reviews - Be the first.

 

Find a copy in the library

Retrieving... Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Lori B Andrews; Dorothy Nelkin
ISBN: 0609605402 9780609605400
OCLC Number: 44110304
Description: 245 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: From Einstein's brain to Silkwood's bones : research on human tissue --
Biocommerce : the people in the body --
Genetic gold rush and the perils of patenting --
Bleed and run --
Body betrays --
DNA dragnets : biosurveillance and the expansion of DNA identification --
Biocollectibles and body displays --
Postmortem poking : resurrecting the past through DNA tests --
Body snatching at the millennium : biocrime and legal remedies --
Sequestering the body from the market.
Responsibility: Lori Andrews and Dorothy Nelkin.
More information:

Reviews

User-contributed reviews
Retrieving weRead reviews...
Retrieving GoodReads reviews...
Retrieving Amazon reviews...

Tags

Be the first.
Confirm this request

You may have already requested this item. Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway.

Close Window

Please sign in to WorldCat 

Don't have an account? You can easily create a free account.