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SUMMARY:Transacting knowledge\, transplanting organs: collaborative scienc
 e partnerships in Mongolia - Dr. Rebecca Empson\, Faculty of Archaeology a
 nd Anthropology\, University of Cambridge
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DESCRIPTION:In March 2006 the first successful organ transplant was carrie
 d out in Mongolia. A middle-aged woman 'donated' her kidney to her identic
 al twin. The surgeon who performed the operation is now employed at the Mi
 nistry of Health. His office walls are covered in framed certificates and 
 glistening awards that celebrate his achievement. \n\nSince this\, several
  successful transplants have taken place in Mongolia\, but always between 
 relatives. Against the 60 or so Mongolians who have paid for transplants i
 n China\, but often can't afford rehabilitation treatment\, these people a
 re revered as national heroes. They stand as symbols of the advancement an
 d development of Mongolia as a nation. This paper looks at the biography o
 f a transplant surgeon in Mongolia to explore they ways in which science i
 nnovation occurs through different kinds of international collaborations. 
 \n\nAt times\, flows of knowledge and assistance between collaborators are
  highlighted in discourses\, medical practices\, and the formation of lega
 l documents. At other times\, collaborations are strategically concealed i
 n order to promote wider political agendas within Mongolia. As collaborati
 ons are brought in and out of focus\, more general questions come to the f
 ore about the ownership of knowledge and the way collaboration is used as 
 a political resource.
LOCATION:Mond Seminar Room\, Department of Social Anthropology
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