Satellite-DNA: A case-study for the evolution of experimental techniques

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

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-57

  Suárez, Edna ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Construction of phenomena; Entrenchment; Experimental techniques; Variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857628347     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-8486(00)00026-1     Document Type: Article

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