‘Introduction’ to Biosocialities, Genetics and the Social Sciences; making biologies and identities

Introduction: Biosocialities, Genetics and the Social Sciences 1. Charity, Breast Cancer Activism and the Iconic figure of the BRCA Carrier 2. Brains, Pedigrees, and Promises: Lessons from the Politics of Autism Genetics 3. Biosociality and Susceptibility Genes: A Cautionary Tale 4. Biology, Sociality and Reproductive Modernity in Ecuadorian In-Vitro Fertilization: The Particulars of Place 5. Biosociality and Biocrossings: Encounters with Assisted Conception and Embryonic Stem Cells in India 6. Synecdochic Ricochets: Biosocialities in a Jerusalem IVF clinic 7. Patients, Profits and Values: Myozyme as an Exemplar of Biosociality 8. Biocapital as an Emergent Form of Life: Speculations on the Figure of the Experimental Subject. Afterword: Concept Work