Social science and a post-genomic future: Alternative readings of genomic agency

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 227-238

  Webster, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; NONHUMAN; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

GENOMICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL SCIENCES; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 27144535334     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636770500184834     Document Type: Conference Paper

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