Marilyn Strathern, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Published online: July 2006
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0005222
Kinship is of renewed significance in an era when new reproductive technologies have rendered negotiable what was once considered immutable. The value placed on genetic knowledge has given rise to a host of new interpretations, both popular and scientific, of the composition of reproduction and relatedness.
Keywords: reproductive technology; society; culture; donors
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