The epigenetic turn: Some notes about the epistemological change of perspective in biosciences

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 309-319

  Nicolosi, Guido ^a,b   Ruivenkamp, Guido ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b DAPPSI   (Italy)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Development; Environment; Organism; Plasticity; Technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; EPIGENETICS; ETHICS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE;

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; EPIGENOMICS; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 84863084292     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-011-9342-z     Document Type: Article

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