While stem cell research still seeks the cures that researchers have promised, clinics have begun offering stem cell treatments. These treatments have no medical basis and often harm patients. Yet, they remain a powerful draw for many potential patients. We argue that the promotion of these treatments occurs through a rhetorical formation of “stem cell tourism” that merges the broader discursive trends of medicalization and neoliberalism, while also capturing many strategies used in public-facing rhetoric of science. We examine the contours of this rhetorical formation through an examination of websites for stem cell clinics.

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游览干细胞前沿：干细胞临床修辞学中的修辞形式

尽管干细胞研究仍在寻求研究人员承诺的治疗方法，但诊所已开始提供干细胞治疗。这些治疗没有医学依据，经常伤害患者。然而，它们仍然是许多潜在患者的强大吸引力。我们认为，这些治疗的促进是通过“干细胞旅游”的修辞形式发生的，这种修辞形式融合了医学化和新自由主义的广泛话语趋势，同时也捕捉了面向公众的科学修辞中使用的许多策略。我们通过检查干细胞诊所的网站来检查这种修辞形式的轮廓。