Biotechnology, bioethics and anti-aging interventions

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 219-221

  Turner, Leigh ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH;

BIOETHICS; POLICY MAKERS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

AGING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ETHICS;

AGING; BIOMEDICINE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW;

EID: 1942502353     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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