Depicting the Uncertainties of Stem Cell Science
First Sort, Then Splice, Then Represent
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5338250 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beth Kewell (Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 599-620 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science Technology & Human Values (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-2439 • E-ISSN: 1552-8251 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0162243913475826 |
| OpenAlex | W2313743104 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 48 |
Stem cell researchers labor in unpredictable circumstances, beset by uncertainties allied to the study of cellular signaling behaviors. STS research, based primarily on the work of Star (1985), has demonstrated that medical scientists often approach these vicissitudes using a type of phronesis that aims to better qualify the causes of experimental ambiguities, while also identifying optimistic reference points to help guide future research. Knowledge of this type of phronesis is extended by this article, which examines the composition of the three most popular citations allied to the regenerative cellular biology/human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) literature. When analyzed, these papers afford evidence that the adducement of positive signals begins with sorting and categorizing. This article finds that, when representing the outcomes of this cataloging for peer-review consumption, the authors concerned predicated their observations in a perspicacious rhetoric, which serves to reinforce positive-leaning ascriptions by couching them in images of virtue, fortitude, and due diligence. The research findings presented herewith suggest that adducements of this kind may be anchored in a representational practice that could be described as "modal splicing." This article contributes to the STS literature by observing connections between modal splicing, perspicacious representation, and knowledge affirmations in hiPSC contexts
Biology · Due diligence · Embryonic stem cell · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Induced pluripotent stem cell · Phronesis · Political science · Rhetoric · Sociology · Biomedical Ethics and Regulation · Engineering · Law · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
Narratives of Events
Hedging in Scientific Research Articles
Communicating Science
Making Social Science Matter
Evidentiality and Epistemological Stance
The ontological reappropriation of phronēsis
Negotiating uncertainty
Sorting Things Out
‘In this paper we report …'’
Metatheoretical foundations for post-normal risk
Ordering Disorder
Essential Tensions
The Sun-Set
Scientific Work and Uncertainty
Radical Uncertainty in Scientific Discovery Work
Narrative Analysis—Or Why (and How) Sociologists Should Be Interested In Narrative
Laboratory Studies
Pragmatic evidence and textual arrangements
Managing Laboratory Work through Skepticism
Subjective and objective modality
The Manufacture of Knowledge
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |