Artificial life, inc.: Darwin and commodity fetishism from santa fe to silicon valley

Science as Culture

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 483-504

  Helmreich, Stefan ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84995531320     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505430120093595     Document Type: Article

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