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Theorizing the Bioeconomy: Biovalue, Biocapital, Bioeconomics or...What?

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Theorizing the Bioeconomy: Biovalue, Biocapital, Bioeconomics or...What? / Birch, Kean; Tyfield, David.
In: Science, Technology, and Human Values, Vol. 38, No. 3, 05.2013, p. 299-327.

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Birch, K & Tyfield, D 2013, 'Theorizing the Bioeconomy: Biovalue, Biocapital, Bioeconomics or...What?', Science, Technology, and Human Values, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 299-327. https://doi.org/10.1177/0162243912442398

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Birch, K., & Tyfield, D. (2013). Theorizing the Bioeconomy: Biovalue, Biocapital, Bioeconomics or...What? Science, Technology, and Human Values, 38(3), 299-327. https://doi.org/10.1177/0162243912442398

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Birch K, Tyfield D. Theorizing the Bioeconomy: Biovalue, Biocapital, Bioeconomics or...What? Science, Technology, and Human Values. 2013 May;38(3):299-327. Epub 2012 Apr 11. doi: 10.1177/0162243912442398

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Birch, Kean ; Tyfield, David. / Theorizing the Bioeconomy : Biovalue, Biocapital, Bioeconomics or...What?. In: Science, Technology, and Human Values. 2013 ; Vol. 38, No. 3. pp. 299-327.

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