Therapeutic promise in the discourse of human embryonic stem cell research

Science as Culture

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-27

  Rubin, Beatrix P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84861652320     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505430701872962     Document Type: Article

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