Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaHomo clonicus: New techniques, old ideas of engendering humans
This article analyzes the advances in biomedicine, in particular, the case of the cloning of cells and mammalians, pointing out the significant interactions between biotechnological procedures in the laboratory and human socio-cultural needs, hopes and desires. Key topics for anthropology such as ki...
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| Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Instituto de Altos Estudios Sociales
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | http://revistasacademicas.unsam.edu.ar/index.php/etnocontemp/article/view/458 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/25060 |
| Sumario: | This article analyzes the advances in biomedicine, in particular, the case of the cloning of cells and mammalians, pointing out the significant interactions between biotechnological procedures in the laboratory and human socio-cultural needs, hopes and desires. Key topics for anthropology such as kinship, the racial issue, eugenics, nature/culture opposition, sexism, among others, pose new questions in light of the possibilities opened by the cloning procedure, but also -at least- one answer: Nature is not a fixed thing. |
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