Golems in the biotech century

Zygon

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-144

  Sherwin, Byron L ^a  

^a Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial life; Biotechnology; Cloning; Corporations; DNA; Frankenstein; Genetically modified food; Golem; In vitro; Robotics; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847657466     PISSN: 05912385     EISSN: 14679744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2006.00810.x     Document Type: Article

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