The value of artefactual organisms

Environmental Values

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-61

  Sandler, Ronald ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial organisms; Inherent worth; Intrinsic value; Natural value; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; GENETIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84857678393     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: 17527015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327112X13225063227989     Document Type: Article

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