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Book Title: Imagenation: Popular Images Of Genetics
Item Length: 9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Jose Van Dijck
Publication Name: Imagenation : Popular Images of Genetics
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: NY University Press
Publication Year: 1998
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 270 Pages