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Hybrid UCB banks in China – public storage as ethical biocapital
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posted on 2023-06-09, 15:58 authored by Suli Sui, Margaret Sleeboom-FaulknerMargaret Sleeboom-FaulknerIn China, under the heading of “private-for-public” banking, hybrid UCB banking has been politically supported by the government and is based on regulation developed since the 1990s. Although hybrid UCB banking was regarded as an “ethical” alternative to private UCB banking due to its accessibility to “the people”, this study, based on archival research and interviews with bankers, medical professionals, scientists and pregnant women contends that the practice of this ideal needs to be closely scrutinized. Analysing UCB bank networks in China in terms of “public biovalue” and “ethical biocapital”, we illustrate, first, how the synergy of public and private storage of UCB in hybrid models benefit private storage, and how transparency and oversight may increase donation and the uptake of UCB. Second, we describe the problems associated with this hybrid model. Finally, we show how the biovalue of public storage is used as ethical biocapital to buttress UCB networks.
Funding
Bionetworking in Asia - A social science approach to international collaboration, informal exchanges, and responsible innovation in the life sciences; G0812; EUROPEAN UNION; 283219
Bionetworking in Asia - International collaboration, exchange, and responsible innovation in the life sciences; G0750; ESRC-ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; ES/I018107/1
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New Genetics and SocietyISSN
1463-6778Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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1Volume
38Page range
60-79Department affiliated with
- Anthropology Publications
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2018-11-20First Open Access (FOA) Date
2020-05-25First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2018-11-19Usage metrics
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