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Abstract sex : philosophy, bio-technology and the mutations of desire

by Luciana Parisi

This work analyses how advances in contemporary science, biotechnology, and information systems are redefining traditional concepts of human sex, reproduction, and genetic communication.

Accession 1580 ISBN 0826469906 Publisher Continuum
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