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The Cosmopolitanization of Science: Stem Cell Governance in China by Joy Yueyue Zhang (review)

The Cosmopolitanization of Science: Stem Cell Governance in China by Joy Yueyue Zhang (review) Reviews 505 Joy Yueyue Zhang. The Cosmopolitanization of Science: Stem Cell Governance in China. Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. xi, 216 pp. Hardcover £55.00, isbn 978-0-230-30259-4. On August 9, 2001, then U.S. president George W. Bush announced one of the most controversial science policies in U.S. history, prohibiting federal support for research on human embryonic stem cells. In anticipation and in the aftermath of the policy change, the United States saw an exodus of scientists to countries where laws and regulations governing stem cell research were less stringent. Coincidentally, around that time, the Chinese government and institutions of learning launched various initiatives to attract its overseas scientists and students to jumpstart its science and especially high-tech industries. This, plus a perceived lenient and lax policy environment toward stem cell research, made China one of the hot destinations for stem cell scientists. Around the turn of the century, for example, Li Lingsong left Stanford University to joined Peking University, and Sheng Huizhen grasped an opportunity at Shanghai Second Medical University, leaving her permanent position behind at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They, along with some other returnees and domestically trained stem cell scientists, are the subject of Joy http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png China Review International University of Hawai'I Press

The Cosmopolitanization of Science: Stem Cell Governance in China by Joy Yueyue Zhang (review)

China Review International , Volume 19 (3) – Apr 15, 2012

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Reviews 505 Joy Yueyue Zhang. The Cosmopolitanization of Science: Stem Cell Governance in China. Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. xi, 216 pp. Hardcover £55.00, isbn 978-0-230-30259-4. On August 9, 2001, then U.S. president George W. Bush announced one of the most controversial science policies in U.S. history, prohibiting federal support for research on human embryonic stem cells. In anticipation and in the aftermath of the policy change, the United States saw an exodus of scientists to countries where laws and regulations governing stem cell research were less stringent. Coincidentally, around that time, the Chinese government and institutions of learning launched various initiatives to attract its overseas scientists and students to jumpstart its science and especially high-tech industries. This, plus a perceived lenient and lax policy environment toward stem cell research, made China one of the hot destinations for stem cell scientists. Around the turn of the century, for example, Li Lingsong left Stanford University to joined Peking University, and Sheng Huizhen grasped an opportunity at Shanghai Second Medical University, leaving her permanent position behind at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They, along with some other returnees and domestically trained stem cell scientists, are the subject of Joy

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Published: Apr 15, 2012

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