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Robert Edward Mitchell

Professor Emeritus of English
English
90015, Durham, NC 27708
304F Allen, Durham, NC 27708

Featured Works


Experimental life: Vitalism in Romantic science and literature

Book · January 1, 2013 Featured Publication If the objective of the Romantic movement was nothing less than to redefine the meaning of life itself, what role did experiments play in this movement? While earlier scholarship has established both the importance of science generally and vitalism specifi ... Cite

Access, entanglement, and prosociality.

Journal article The American journal of bioethics : AJOB · January 2013 Featured Publication Full text Cite

Bioart: Media, Evolution, Culture

Book section · 2013 Featured Publication Cite

US biobanking strategies and biomedical immaterial labor

Journal article Biosocieties · September 1, 2012 Featured Publication Many commentators seem in agreement that the promise of the genomics revolution is to be realized through the creation of large-scale biobanks: that is, collections of human tissue and associated data from populations ranging from tens to hundreds of thous ... Full text Cite

A trade secret model for genomic biobanking.

Journal article The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics · January 2012 Featured Publication Genomic biobanks present ethical challenges that are qualitatively unique and quantitatively unprecedented. Many critics have questioned whether the current system of informed consent can be meaningfully applied to genomic biobanking. Proposals for reform ... Full text Cite

Simondon, Bioart, and the Milieux of Biotechnology

Journal article Inflexions · 2012 Featured Publication Cite