Human cloning in film: Horror, ambivalence, hope

Science as Culture

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-162

  O'riordan, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84861652252     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505430802062919     Document Type: Article

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