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"Farman's Secular Immortal examines "immortalists," people who believe that it is possible for humans to achieve immortality through technoscientific means. These "immmortalists" include people who choose to have their bodies and/or brains frozen in the hopes that they can be reanimated, but also scientists and biologists engaged with extending the natural life of the human. Part history, part philosophical anthropology, and part ethnography, the work is based on communities of immortalists and advocates as well as institutions and organizations engaged in the definition of the end of life, including funeral homes, insurance companies, and lawyers. By looking at three such 'immortalist' strategies (cryonics, biogerontology, and artificial intelligence), Farman's study explores the cultural logic through which immortality projects move betwixt and between logics of religion, secularism, and philosophy"--

Secularism --- Immortality --- Ethnology --- Religion and science --- Life Expectancy --- Secularism --- Religion and Medicine --- Cryopreservation --- Geriatrics --- Artificial Intelligence

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Analyzes how the possibility of egg freezing changes what it means to be fertile and to age in the 21st centuryWelcomed as liberation and dismissed as exploitation, egg freezing (oocyte cryopreservation) has rapidly become one of the most widely-discussed and influential new reproductive technologies of this century. In Freezing Fertility, Lucy van de Wiel takes us inside the world of fertility preservation—with its egg freezing parties, contested age limits, proactive anticipations and equity investments—and shows how the popularization of egg freezing has profound consequences for the way in which female fertility and reproductive aging are understood, commercialized and politicized.Beyond an individual reproductive choice for people who may want to have children later in life, Freezing Fertility explores how the rise of egg freezing also reveals broader cultural, political and economic negotiations about reproductive politics, gender inequities, age normativities and the financialization of healthcare. Van de Wiel investigates these issues by analyzing a wide range of sources—varying from sparkly online platforms to heart-breaking court cases and intimate autobiographical accounts—that are emblematic of each stage of the egg freezing procedure. By following the egg’s journey, Freezing Fertility examines how contemporary egg freezing practices both reflect broader social, regulatory and economic power asymmetries and repoliticize fertility and aging in ways that affect the public at large. In doing so, the book explores how the possibility of egg freezing shifts our relation to the beginning and end of life.

Ovum --- Cryopreservation of organs, tissues, etc. --- Human reproductive technology. --- Human reproduction --- Cryopreservation. --- Political aspects. --- Age factors. --- Add-on technologies. --- Affect theory. --- Age-related infertility. --- Anticipation. --- Automation. --- Biocapital. --- Biological clock. --- Biopolitics. --- Biovalue. --- Cloning. --- Cross-border reproductive care. --- Datafication. --- Egg banks. --- Egg donation. --- Egg freezing. --- Embodiment. --- Embryo selection. --- Fertility education. --- Fertility insurance. --- Fertility loans. --- Fertility markets. --- Fertility preservation. --- Fertility. --- Financial inducement. --- Frozen eggs. --- Gender Politics. --- Gender. --- Global biopolitics of ageing. --- History of reproduction. --- Human egg. --- IVF. --- Kinship. --- Life course management. --- Lifestyle. --- Media analysis. --- Medical imagery. --- Mergers and Acquisitions. --- Mitochondrial transfer. --- Older motherhood. --- Oocyte cryopreservation. --- Patenting. --- Political economy of reproduction. --- Posthumous reproduction. --- Precarity. --- Preparedness. --- Queer theory. --- Reproductive ageing. --- Reproductive decision-making. --- Reproductive loss. --- Reproductive politics. --- Reproductive studies. --- SCNT. --- Single women. --- Singlehood. --- Successful ageing. --- Time-lapse embryo imaging.

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Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering play significant roles in the treatment of currently intractable conditions, such as chronic heart failure, stroke, chronic osteoarthritis, and other maladies. Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering generally depend on the utilization of stem cells to treat patients but may also utilize mature cells that would not normally be considered as stem cells (e.g., skin). Stem cells (like mature cells) may be obtained from many sources in the body including bone marrow, cord blood, cord tissue, adipose tissue, etc. Although stem cells are often used in therapy immediately upon isolation, in many circumstances, the stem and progenitor cells will be harvested, processed and banked frozen until a later time. Biobanking is a convenient alternative to same-day therapeutic use, in that it allows for patient recovery (e.g., from liposuction), provides time to identify the best treatment options, and may allow for multiple interventions with additional patient inconvenience or risk.

Medicine. --- n/a --- MSCs --- EVs --- exosomes --- tissue regeneration --- immunomodulation --- biobanking --- adult stem cells --- ground-state --- autologous transplantation --- regenerative medicine --- stem cell banking --- newborn stem cells --- perinatal stem cells --- umbilical cord tissue --- umbilical cord blood --- placenta --- Vascular tissue engineering --- human cord blood-derived endothelial cells --- endothelialization --- vascular graft --- Munich Vascular Biobank --- atherosclerosis --- human vascular tissue --- RIN --- RNA fragmentation --- adipose tissue --- cryopreservation --- autologous --- fat grafting --- cryogenic storage --- lipoaspirate --- cosmetic surgery

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Understanding the reproductive physiology and endocrinology of fishes is essential for captive maturation and seed production in the field of aquaculture. Studying the spermatology of fishes is a comparatively new focus in aquaculture, which has emerged as an important area of fish research over the past two decades. In this regard, the cryopreservation of fish gametes is a crucial aspect. Moreover, energetics studies of gametes have become essential, considering the loss of vigour in the spermatozoa after cryopreservation. The latest development in this context is the cryopreservation of spermatogonial stem cell, which is also covered in the book, along with detailed information on embryo cryopreservation in fishes and crustaceans. The role of cryopreservation in conservation programmes is another important aspect, one that will especially interest biologists. This book addresses central issues in fish gamete cryopreservation and breeding, while also reviewing the history of cryopreservation. Its most unique feature is the breadth of its coverage, from basic information on reproduction in fishes, to such advanced topics as embryo cryopreservation. Chiefly intended as a handy troubleshooting guide, the book represents a valuable resource for research students in related fields.

Cryopreservation of organs, tissues, etc. --- Cryoconservation of organs, tissues, etc. --- Cryogenic preservation of organs, tissues, etc. --- Low temperature preservation of organs, tissues, etc. --- Preservation of organs, tissues, etc. --- Cryobiology --- Cryonics --- Wildlife. --- Fish. --- Animal physiology. --- Biochemistry. --- Conservation biology. --- Ecology . --- Embryology. --- Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management. --- Animal Physiology. --- Animal Biochemistry. --- Conservation Biology/Ecology. --- Animal embryology --- Animals --- Development, Embryological --- Development, Embryonic --- Development, Zygotic --- Embryogenesis --- Embryogeny --- Embryological development --- Embryonic development --- Zoology --- Zygote development --- Zygotes --- Zygotic development --- Zygotic embryogenesis --- Developmental biology --- Morphology (Animals) --- Embryos --- Reproduction --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology --- Nature conservation --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Animal physiology --- Anatomy --- Fish --- Pisces --- Aquatic animals --- Vertebrates --- Fisheries --- Fishing --- Ichthyology --- Embryology --- Development --- Composition --- Physiology --- Aqüicultura --- Fisiologia animal --- Reproducció --- Peixos --- Fauna aquàtica --- Vertebrats --- Àgnats --- Condrictis --- Osteïctis --- Peixos d'aigua dolça --- Peixos d'aquari --- Peixos exòtics --- Peixos marins --- Peixos plans --- Piscicultura --- Ictiologia --- Indústria pesquera --- Peix --- Pesca --- Reproducció animal --- Reproducció sexual --- Biologia --- Vida (Biologia) --- Cèl·lules --- Embaràs --- Fecunditat --- Fetus --- Generació espontània --- Ovulació --- Part --- Partenogènesi --- Reproducció asexual --- Reproducció assistida --- Reproducció de les plantes --- Reproducció humana --- Aparell genital --- Embriologia --- Sexualitat --- Fisiologia --- Producció animal --- Agricultura --- Aqüicultura marina