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Asian Biotech: Ethics and Communities of Fate

Lecture | January 19 | 4 p.m. |  Institute of East Asian Studies (2223 Fulton, 6th Floor)

Speaker/Performer: Aihwa Ong, Anthropology, UC Berkeley

Sponsors: Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS), Center for Chinese Studies (CCS)

Providing the first overview of Asia’s emerging biosciences landscape, this collection brings together ethnographic case studies on biotech endeavors such as genetically modified foods in China, clinical trials in India, blood collection in Singapore and China, and stem-cell research in Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. While biotech policies and projects vary by country, the contributors identify a significant trend toward state entrepreneurialism in biotechnology, and they highlight the ways that political thinking and ethical reasoning are converging around the biosciences. Asian Biotech explores the interplay among biotechnologies, economic growth, biosecurity, and ethical practices in Asia. Introduced by Larissa N. Heinrich, Literature, UC San Diego.

This talk is part of the IEAS Book Series "New Perspectives on Asia."

Event Contact: ieas@berkeley.edu, 510-642-2809