Transnational medical research has become a common feature in many parts of Africa. This paper explores the contribution such activity makes to the social and economic lives of those involved, including both trial subjects and local staff. By considering the value of the ‘exposure’ that involvement brings to staff and research participants, we reflect on the conversion of scientific knowledge into practical knowledge and its value to sustaining precarious livelihoods in an economically fragile city. We consider the interplay between science and sociality and argue for a need to take seriously the circulation of scientific knowledge beyond the confines of expert spaces.

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寻求曝光：非洲城市的科学知识转化

跨国医学研究已成为非洲许多地区的共同特征。本文探讨了此类活动对参与者的社会和经济生活的贡献，包括试验对象和当地工作人员。通过考虑参与给工作人员和研究参与者带来的“暴露”价值，我们反思了将科学知识转化为实用知识及其对维持经济脆弱城市不稳定生计的价值。我们考虑科学与社会性之间的相互作用，并主张有必要认真对待超出专家空间范围的科学知识的流通。