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Technical objects in the biological century. / Mackenzie, Adrian.
In: Zeitschrift für Medien und Kulturforschung, Vol. 12, No. 1, 12.2012, p. 151-168.

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Mackenzie A. Technical objects in the biological century. Zeitschrift für Medien und Kulturforschung. 2012 Dec;12(1):151-168.

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Mackenzie, Adrian. / Technical objects in the biological century. In: Zeitschrift für Medien und Kulturforschung. 2012 ; Vol. 12, No. 1. pp. 151-168.

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