Synthetic biology ethically evaluated: The creating God and co-creating human
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2305-0853,1018-6441
DOI: 10.4102/ids.v48i1.723