Living Differently in Time: Plasticity, Temporality and Cellular Biotechnologies

Abstract

The plant and microbial worlds have long been targets for discovery of therapeutic drugs, but insects have been left virtually untouched… Among the substances found in insects are molecules that kill cancer cells, proteins that prevent blood from clotting, enzymes that degrade pesticides, proteins that glow in the dark, anti-microbial peptides and toxins. (Cauchi, 2002; emphasis added)Interest in biotechnology has been increasing in the humanities and social sciences, causing a proliferation...

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