Essentially empirical: The roles of biological and legal classification in effectively prohibiting genetic discrimination

Science and Other Cultures: Issues in Philosophies of Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 129-153

  Silvers, Anita ^a   Stein, Michael Ashley ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 56549090577     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315881010     Document Type: Chapter

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