William Viney
Experimenting in the Biosocial: The Strange Case of Twin Research
Viney, William
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Contributors
Maurizio Meloni
Editor
John Cromby
Editor
Des Fitzgerald
Editor
Stephanie Lloyd
Editor
Abstract
In this chapter, I explore how twin research has been used to prove and disprove divisions between biology and environment. The history of using twins in biomedical research has lessons for understanding how human groups interact with scientific endeavours. I consider how twins have their identities transformed by research, and how they seek to adapt to and inform the discrete workings of scientific knowledge production. While experiences of twinning have been linked to the specific uterine quality of their development, or to generalised patterns of psychological relation and co-dependence, little is known about how these conceptions of twin sociality are enhanced, diminished, or negated by their status as clinical labourers within scientific enterprise.
Citation
Viney, W. (2017). Experimenting in the Biosocial: The Strange Case of Twin Research. In M. Meloni, J. Cromby, D. Fitzgerald, & S. Lloyd (Eds.), The Palgrave handbook of biology and society (143-166). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52879-7_7
Online Publication Date | Oct 28, 2017 |
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Publication Date | Oct 28, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Oct 26, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 28, 2020 |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 143-166 |
Book Title | The Palgrave handbook of biology and society. |
ISBN | 9781137528780 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52879-7_7 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1665316 |
Contract Date | Oct 26, 2016 |
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William Viney, Experimenting in the biosocial: the strange case of twin research, 2017, Palgrave Macmillan reproduced with permission of Palgrave Macmillan. This extract is taken from the author's original manuscript and has not been edited. The definitive, published, version of record is available here: http://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781137528780
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