Author : Daphna Birenbaum-Carmeli
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 9781845456252
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (562 download)
Book Synopsis Assisting Reproduction, Testing Genes by : Daphna Birenbaum-Carmeli
Download or read book Assisting Reproduction, Testing Genes written by Daphna Birenbaum-Carmeli and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the routinization of assisted reproduction in the industrialized world, technologies such as in vitro fertilization, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and DNA-based paternity testing have traveled globally and are now being offered to couples in numerous non-Western countries. This volume explores the application and impact of these advanced reproductive and genetic technologies in societies across the globe. By highlighting both the cross-cultural similarities and diverse meanings that technologies may assume as they enter multiple contexts, the book aims to foster understanding of both the technologies and the settings. Enhanced by cross-cultural perspectives, the book addresses the challenges that globalization presents to local understandings of science, technology, and medicine.