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Medical Anthropology Colloquium UCSF Medical Anthropology Colloquium - 2007/08 All seminars will be held at the Laurel Heights campus, room 474, Thursdays from 3:30 pm to 5 pm, unless otherwise noted. March 6th, 2008 Anxieties over the scarcity of transplantable organs in the U.S. have inspired a range of experimental trajectories imagined as one day offering viable alternatives for patients in need. Two such trajectories currently dominate the field of experimental science: mechanical prototypes (where the heart defines an especially pronounced area of activity), and organs derived from hybrid animals (with porcine "donors" bearing the greatest promise). This talk will examine the significance of such themes as the transformation of human bodies, the meanings assigned to 'nature' versus 'artifice,' and the ethics of patient care as framed by the scientific imagination within two competing realms of experimental research. April 24th, 2008 (PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE) May 8, 2008 (PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE) May 15, 2008 May 22nd, 2008 RESCHEDULING TO FALL The UCSF/UCB Medical Anthropology program and History of Health Sciences series are made possible with support from Culpeper Lecture funding.
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