@inbook{e08d2cc2e61349269aca8d22c41ccb5e,
title = "Big promise, big business: The sociocultural and regulatory dynamics of stem cell tourism",
abstract = "Stem cell tourism is a global phenomenon. People travel across geographical borders and jurisdictions to buy unproven stem cell 'treatments'. We present a sociological case study, the X-cell Center in Germany - once a popular destination of choice for stem cell travellers , shut down by regulators in 2010 after several death occurred. We offer a perspective on the conditions that enable stem celll toursim including public perceptions of safety, national stereotypes, personalized care offered to clients, ambiguous regulations and public belief in the power of stem cells. ",
author = "Claire Tanner and Alan Petersen and Casimir MacGregor and Megan Munsie",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.4324/9781315104386-2",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781138098527",
series = "Genetics and Society",
publisher = "Routledge",
pages = "20--32",
editor = "Christine Hauskeller and Arne Manzeschke and Anja Pichl",
booktitle = "The Matrix of Stem Cell Research",
address = "United Kingdom",
}