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Animals in their Nature: A Case Study on Public Attitudes to Animals, Genetic Modification and ‘Nature’. / Macnaghten, Philip.
In: Sociology, Vol. 38, No. 3, 07.2004, p. 533-551.

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Macnaghten P. Animals in their Nature: A Case Study on Public Attitudes to Animals, Genetic Modification and ‘Nature’. Sociology. 2004 Jul;38(3):533-551. doi: 10.1177/0038038504043217

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Macnaghten, Philip. / Animals in their Nature: A Case Study on Public Attitudes to Animals, Genetic Modification and ‘Nature’. In: Sociology. 2004 ; Vol. 38, No. 3. pp. 533-551.

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