Notes on metaphors, notes as metaphors: The genome as musical spectacle

Science Communication

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-34

  Lopez, Jos Julián ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Discourse; Genomics; Metaphor; Music of life; Public education; Spectacle

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547839727     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: 15528545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547007305165     Document Type: Article

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