Towards a philosophy of microbiology

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 775-779

  O'Malley, Maureen A ^a   Dupré, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY;

EVOLUTION; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 36348973432     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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