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SUMMARY:Science as Affective\, Embodied and Material Relations - Mianna Me
 skus\, University of Helsinki
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CONTACT:Chantal Nowak
DESCRIPTION:This talk addresses “scientific craftwork” in the use of h
 uman biological material for the benefit of biomedicine\, innovation and p
 atients’ health. A revolutionary cellular reprogramming technique has ma
 de it possible to turn human skin and blood cells into pluripotent stem ce
 lls\, thus providing an unprecedented opportunity to study the pathophysio
 logy of diseases\, understand human developmental biology\, and generate n
 ew therapies. Using the so called iPS cell technology as a point of entry\
 , I examine how the foundations of biomedical knowledge production lie in 
 embodied skill and affective engagement with cellular research material. C
 ombining relational materialism and pragmatist philosophy of experience\, 
 I develop the idea of an instrumentality-care continuum as a core dynamic 
 of biomedical craft\, involving both researchers and patients as tissue do
 nors. This continuum opens up a novel perspective to the commercialization
  and industrial-scale appropriation of human biology\, and thereby to the 
 future of ethical biomedical research.
LOCATION:Sociology Department Seminar Room\, Free School Lane
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