This interdisciplinary collection on newly created biomedical technologies and their practical application reveals how biomedical technologies are produced through the agencies of tools and techniques, scientists and doctors, funding bodies, patients, clients, and the public. Despite shared concerns, there is little consensus among contributors about the objectives of their research.
Über den Autor Margaret M. Lock
Margaret Lock is Professor of Medical Anthopology at McGill University and author of Twice Dead (California, 2002), among other titles. In 2003, she was awarded the Robert B. Textor and Family Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology, of the American Anthropology Association.