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<p>Bio-objectification is presented in this paper along with a discussion about the boundaries of life in the biomedicalization paradigm, including the biobanking processes that are crucial to the emergence of bio-objects. Regarding methods and materials, STS methodology is implemented and the actor networks that play a significant role to bio-objectification are investigated. The discussion follows through these lens on how bio-objects are co-produced through a multitude of sociotechnical factors, reflecting on how the emergence of bio-objects and the concept of life that stems from them are socially constructed. The standardization of biobanks, population construction through a co-production of technosocial factors, the momentariness of bio-objectification, and the concept of bio-identification are presented and critically reflected upon. The main purpose is to combine a philosophical perspective with an STS one regarding the issue of shifting the boundaries of life through the concept of bio-objectification.</p>
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Bio-objectification is presented in this paper along with a discussion about the boundaries of life in the biomedicalization paradigm, including the biobanking processes that are crucial to the emergence of bio-objects. Regarding methods and materials, STS methodology is implemented and the actor networks that play a significant role to bio-objectification are investigated. The discussion follows through these lens on how bio-objects are co-produced through a multitude of sociotechnical factors, reflecting on how the emergence of bio-objects and the concept of life that stems from them are socially constructed. The standardization of biobanks, population construction through a co-production of technosocial factors, the momentariness of bio-objectification, and the concept of bio-identification are presented and critically reflected upon. The main purpose is to combine a philosophical perspective with an STS one regarding the issue of shifting the boundaries of life through the concept of bio-objectification.

Bio-Objectification and Biobanks

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development

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Bio-objectification is presented in this paper along with a discussion about the boundaries of life in the biomedicalization paradigm, including the biobanking...

Bio-Objectification and Biobanks

Published Online: Jul 13, 2024

Page range: 21 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vjbsd-2024-0005

Keywords
bio-objectification, STS (science and technology studies), biobanking, co-production, bio-objects

© 2024 Anestis Karastergiou, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Bio-Objectification and Biobanks

Published Online: Jul 13, 2024

Page range: 21 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vjbsd-2024-0005

Keywordsbio-objectification, STS (science and technology studies), biobanking, co-production, bio-objects

© 2024 Anestis Karastergiou, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
bio-objectification, STS (science and technology studies), biobanking, co-production, bio-objects