Genomic stuff: Governing the (im)matter of life

International Journal of the Commons

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 259-283

  Pálsson, Gísli ^a   Prainsack, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital and global commons; Elinor Ostrom; Epigenetics; Genomic stuff; Governance; Life itself

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053583369     PISSN: 18750281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18352/ijc.247     Document Type: Article

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