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Introduction: Biosocialities, Genetics And The Social Sciences / Sahra Gibbon And Carlos Novas -- Charity, Breast Cancer Activism And The Iconic Figure Of The Brca Carrier / Sahra Gibbon -- Brains, Pedigrees, And Promises: Lessons From The Politics Of Autism Genetics / Chloe Silverman -- Biosociality And Susceptibility Genes: A Cautionary Tale / Margaret Lock -- Biology, Sociality And Reproductive Modernity In Ecuadorian In-vitro Fertilization: The Particulars Of Place / Elizabeth F.s. Roberts -- Biosociality And Biocrossings: Encounters With Assisted Conception And Embryonic Stem Cells In India / Aditya Bharadwaj -- Synecdochic Ricochets: Biosocialities In A Jerusalem Ivf Clinic / Michal Nahman -- Patients, Profits And Values: Myozyme As An Exemplar Of Biosociality / Carlos Novas -- Biocapital As An Emergent Form Of Life: Speculations On The Figure Of The Experimental Subject / Kaushik Sunder Rajan -- Afterword: Concept Work / Paul Rabinow. Edited By Sahra Gibbon And Carlos Novas. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.