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Comment
. 2024 Jan;24(1):51-54.
doi: 10.1080/15265161.2023.2278564. Epub 2024 Jan 18.

The End of Personification: The Mereological Fallacy in Science Communication on Brain Organoids

Sietske A L van Till  1 , Eline M Bunnik  1
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The End of Personification: The Mereological Fallacy in Science Communication on Brain Organoids

Sietske A L van Till et al. Am J Bioeth. 2024 Jan.
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