ERC Starting Grant · 2020
The Body Societal: Unfolding Genomics Infrastructure in Cattle Livestock Selection and Reproduction
Genomics technologies promise to shape the ideal animal of the future. Social sciences so far mostly took interest in the medical domain with the Human Genome Project and its aftermath. However, a great deal of fast-pace developments are occurring in livestock genomics. This has become a mundane genomics infrastructure, routinely used in late capitalist societies. This infrastructure offers to solve pressing societal issues, such as improving the health of animals, lowering their environmental impact or enhancing the biodiversity. Focusing on the case of cattle livestock, The BoS project aims to describe and analyze how societal values are being translated in bovine bodies. It asks the…
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