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. 2009 Aug;10 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S42-5.
doi: 10.1038/embor.2009.130.

Paradigm shifts versus fashion shifts? Systems and synthetic biology as new epistemic entities in understanding and making 'life'

Thomas Potthast  1
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Paradigm shifts versus fashion shifts? Systems and synthetic biology as new epistemic entities in understanding and making 'life'

Thomas Potthast. EMBO Rep. 2009 Aug.
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