Embryonic economies: the double reproductive value of stem cells

Franklin, Sarah (2006) Embryonic economies: the double reproductive value of stem cells. Biosocieties, 1 (1). pp. 71-90. ISSN 1745-8552

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Abstract

Human Embryonic Stem (hES) cell research has met with a mixed reception internationally, but in the UK remains a significant national priority. Management of what is called the ‘national embryo supply’ in the UK involves new forms of governance at the ‘IVF-Stem cell Interface’, where questions about the provenance of donated embryos, including the ethics of their sourcing, are at a premium. This article explores the question of embryo donation to stem cell research from the perspective of the increasing proximity of IVF and hES cell derivation, using a model of ‘double reproductive value’ to explore what forms of exchange and flow are occurring, and how these are defined and negotiated in the context of a national hES cell coordination network of practitioners.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJourna...
Additional Information:	(c) 2006 Cambridge University Press.
Divisions:	Sociology
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Date Deposited:	17 May 2007
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 22:12
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/943

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