Metagenomic metaphors: New images of the human from 'translational' genomic research

New Visions of Nature: Complexity and Authenticity

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 129-145

  Juengst, Eric T ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2611-8_10     Document Type: Chapter

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