Stem cells through stem beliefs: The co-production of biotechnological pluralism

Science as Culture

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 435-448

  Testa, Giuseppe ^a  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Co production; Embryo death; Nuclear transfer; Pluralism; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861652365     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505430802519199     Document Type: Article

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