Mots-clés
Ecosystème Entreprise Etats-Unis Fleur Graine Gène Incarnation Marchandisation Midwest Ressource génétique Restauration génétique Technologie Commodification Ecosystem Embodiment Firm Midwest Seed Technology United States of America Ecosistema Empresa Estados Unidos Mercaderización TecnologíaGenes are not information: rendering plant genetic resources untradeable through genetic restoration practices
Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)
ROSSI, J.
Dept. of Geography and Geosciences, Univ., Louisville, Etats-Unis
Description :
In this paper, the A. argues that a Midwestern plant conservation science institution (MPCSI) challenges genetic commodification through distinct knowledge-making and social practices. He analyzes the socionatural implications of this institution’s use of genetic technology in native ecosystem restoration. He focuses on specific techniques used by the MPCSI’s scientists to view genes as embodied relational entities, rather than abstract information. He details the MPCSI’s emerging relationship with commercial seed nurseries to illustrate how decommodification is integral to commodification. Finally, he argues that that although the MPCSI’s genetic restoration strategy necessitates limited market engagements, their scientific practices and institutional relationships produce drastically different socioecological outcomes compared to institutions that treat genes as information.
Type de document :
Article de périodique
Source :
Geoforum, issn : 0016-7185, 2014, vol. 55, p. 66-75, nombre de pages : 10, Références bibliographiques : 1 p.
Date :
2014
Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, New York, NY ; Oxford, Pergamon Press
Langue :
Anglais
Anglais
Droits :
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