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How the role of computing is driving new genetics public policy. / Marturano, Antonio; Chadwick, Ruth.
In: Ethics and Information Technology, Vol. 6, No. 1, 03.2004, p. 45-53.

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Marturano, A & Chadwick, R 2004, 'How the role of computing is driving new genetics public policy.', Ethics and Information Technology, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 45-53. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:ETIN.0000036158.29573.b6

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Marturano, A., & Chadwick, R. (2004). How the role of computing is driving new genetics public policy. Ethics and Information Technology, 6(1), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:ETIN.0000036158.29573.b6

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Marturano A, Chadwick R. How the role of computing is driving new genetics public policy. Ethics and Information Technology. 2004 Mar;6(1):45-53. doi: 10.1023/B:ETIN.0000036158.29573.b6

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Marturano, Antonio ; Chadwick, Ruth. / How the role of computing is driving new genetics public policy. In: Ethics and Information Technology. 2004 ; Vol. 6, No. 1. pp. 45-53.

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