Radical rupture: Exploring biological sequelae of volitional inheritable genetic modification

The Ethics of Inheritable Genetic Modification: A Dividing Line?

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 131-148

  Baylis, Françoise ^a   Robert, Jason Scott ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84878569940     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511584275.008     Document Type: Chapter

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