Blood, meat, and upscaling tissue engineering: Promises, anticipated markets, and performativity in the biomedical and agri-food sectors

BioSocieties

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 368-388

  Stephens, Neil ^a   King, Emma ^b   Lyall, Catherine ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anticipated markets; cultured blood; cultured meat; in vitro meat; promise; tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040674815     PISSN: 17458552     EISSN: 17458560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/s41292-017-0072-1     Document Type: Article

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