Article ID: CBB001320744

Depicting the Uncertainties of Stem Cell Science: First Sort, Then Splice, Then Represent (2013)

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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.

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Authors & Contributors
Fagan, Melinda Bonnie
Shilo, Benny
Zur, Dafna
The InPhO Group
Serpente, Norberto
Paul, Norbert W.
Concepts
Visual representation; visual communication
Cellular biology
Experiments and experimentation
Science and technology, relationships
Science and literature
Science and culture
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
Places
United States
North Korea
West Germany
South Africa
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Institutions
Human Genome Project
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