Engineering organs, hopes and hybridity : considerations on the social potentialities of xenotransplantation
Kögel, Johnnes ; Cook, Peta S ; brown, Nik ; Clare, Amy ; Glick, Megan H ; Hansson, Kristofer LU ; Idvall, Markus ; Lundin, Susanne LU
; Michael, Mike
and Á Rogvi, Sofie
, et al.
(2024)
In Medical Humanities
- Abstract
- The development of replacing human organs with those from genetically modified pigs holds immense potential for alleviating the shortage of organs necessary for patients in need of transplants. This medical advancement is also accompanied by significant social changes, including the emergence of a bioeconomy, new modes of biotechnology governance, altered human-animal relations and increased public engagement. Some aspects, such as the impact on the transplant allocation system, effects on clinical practice and healthcare provision, global trajectories and most importantly the consequences for patients and their families remain unpredictable. Given that xenotransplantation occurs within a societal context and its success or failure will... (More)
- The development of replacing human organs with those from genetically modified pigs holds immense potential for alleviating the shortage of organs necessary for patients in need of transplants. This medical advancement is also accompanied by significant social changes, including the emergence of a bioeconomy, new modes of biotechnology governance, altered human-animal relations and increased public engagement. Some aspects, such as the impact on the transplant allocation system, effects on clinical practice and healthcare provision, global trajectories and most importantly the consequences for patients and their families remain unpredictable. Given that xenotransplantation occurs within a societal context and its success or failure will not be confined to technical feasibility alone, it is essential to engage a social sciences perspective to highlight the social implications and emphasise the importance of social research in accompanying future developments. (Less)
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- Kögel, Johnnes
; Cook, Peta S
; brown, Nik
; Clare, Amy
; Glick, Megan H
; Hansson, Kristofer
LU
; Idvall, Markus
; Lundin, Susanne
LU
; Michael, Mike
and Á Rogvi, Sofie
, et al. (More)
- Kögel, Johnnes
; Cook, Peta S
; brown, Nik
; Clare, Amy
; Glick, Megan H
; Hansson, Kristofer
LU
; Idvall, Markus
; Lundin, Susanne
LU
; Michael, Mike
; Á Rogvi, Sofie
and Sharp, Lesley
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- BMJ Publishing Group
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- pmid:39993842
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- 1468-215X
- DOI
- 10.1136/medhum-2024-013061
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