Chimeras and human dignity

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 331-346

  De Melo Martín, Inmaculada ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIMERA; DEHUMANIZATION; ETHICS; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; RESEARCH ETHICS;

CHIMERA; DEHUMANIZATION; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; GENETIC RESEARCH; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS;

EID: 59449108566     PISSN: 10546863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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