New Cannibal Markets : Globalization and Commodification of the Human Body

• Main Author: Jean-Daniel Rainhorn (auth)
• Other Authors: Samira El Boudamoussi (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme 2015
• Subjects: cannibalism; health industry; social sciences; medicine; technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Thanks to recent progress in biotechnology, surrogacy, transplantation of organs and tissues, blood products or stem-cell and gamete banks are now widely used throughout the world. These techniques improve the health and well-being of some human beings using products or functions that come from the...