Speaking for the Dead
Cadavers in Biology and Medicine
Published on 1. November 2017
290 pages
978-1-351-79370-4 (ISBN)
Description
This was first published in 2000: This text explores issues surrounding the use of human cadavers and human tissues in science and medicine. This is an area of increasing significance in contemporary society, as more and more techniques become available for manipulating human genes and human material (including embryos, body organs and brain tissue). These issues are explored through case studies from contemporary society. Some of the most topical issues examined include plastination of human bodies as an art form, the use of biopsies from surgical operations, the ethics of using human DNA and stem cells in research, and the debate surrounding the transplantation of animal tissue and organs into humans.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
1,61 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-351-79370-4 (9781351793704)
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Additional editions
Book
11/2017
1st Edition
Routledge
€171.12
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
D. Gareth Jones
Content
1: Cadavers as Images of Ourselves; 2: History and Contemporary Ethos of Dissection; 3: Acceptable and Unacceptable Uses of Cadavers and Tissues; 4: Human Skeletal Remains: When Indigenous Concerns Conflict with Scientific Aspirations; 5: Organ and Tissue Transplantation: Further Uses of Cadavers; 6: Cadavers that May Not be Cadavers; 7: Uses of Human Embryos and Fetuses
