Bio-X: Removing bodily contingency in regenerative medicine

Journal of Medical Humanities

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 239-253

  Thacker, Eugene ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body; Future; Regenerative medicine; X men

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249142885     PISSN: 10413545     EISSN: 15733645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1016898419264     Document Type: Article

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