A construção do fato científico: representações sobre células-tronco

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https://doi.org/10.11606/2179-0892.ra.2013.64501

Keywords:

stem cells, construction of the scientific fact, anthropology of science.

Abstract

The article investigates speeches of scientists that take part in research projects with stem cells, including cell therapy, bioengineering and
regenerative medicine. It is a work of ethnographic research with observation
and semi-structured interviews that took place at a university. Scientists
were interviewed and the study of their speeches clarifies the construction
of stem cells as a scientific fact, which is related to the anthropological
debate about nature and culture. The analysis of the speeches concerning
the history of knowledge about stem cells and the hypotheses about their
action reveals the dynamics of scientific truth construction. The aim is to
explore science as culture by verifying the representations in speeches about
stem cells. The laboratory is the central place for construction of scientific
facts. The hierarchy of criteria for constitution of the cell’s identity such as
morphology and physiology are elements structuring the scientists’ speeches.

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Author Biography

  • Naara Luna, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
    Doutora em Antropologia pelo PPGAS, Museu Nacional (UFRJ), professora adjunta do Departamento de Ciências Sociais da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro e da Pós-Graduação em Ciências Sociais da UFRRJ.

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Published

2013-06-30

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 1 (2013)

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Articles

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How to Cite

Luna, N. (2013). A construção do fato científico: representações sobre células-tronco. Revista De Antropologia, 56(1), 322-358. https://doi.org/10.11606/2179-0892.ra.2013.64501