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Festival of Futures The Future is a Work in Progress exhibition: Complete Ectogenesis 2156 exhibition

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Festival of Futures The Future is a Work in Progress exhibition: Complete Ectogenesis 2156 exhibition. / Darby, Andrew; Bolton, Zoe; Dunn, Kirsty et al.
2024, An exhibition exploring the future of ectogenesis.

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Darby, A, Bolton, Z, Dunn, K, Fovargue, S, Krendel, A, O'Donovan, L, Semino, E, Tsekleves, E, Walton, G, Wilkinson, S, Williams, N & Young, K 2024, Festival of Futures The Future is a Work in Progress exhibition: Complete Ectogenesis 2156 exhibition..

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Darby, A., Bolton, Z., Dunn, K., Fovargue, S., Krendel, A., O'Donovan, L., Semino, E., Tsekleves, E., Walton, G., Wilkinson, S., Williams, N., & Young, K. (2024, Mar 8). Festival of Futures The Future is a Work in Progress exhibition: Complete Ectogenesis 2156 exhibition.

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Darby A, Bolton Z, Dunn K, Fovargue S, Krendel A, O'Donovan L et al. Festival of Futures The Future is a Work in Progress exhibition: Complete Ectogenesis 2156 exhibition. 2024.

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Darby, Andrew ; Bolton, Zoe ; Dunn, Kirsty et al. / Festival of Futures The Future is a Work in Progress exhibition : Complete Ectogenesis 2156 exhibition. 2024.

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AU - Dunn, Kirsty

AU - Fovargue, Sara

AU - Krendel, Alexandra

AU - O'Donovan, Laura

AU - Semino, Elena

AU - Tsekleves, Emmanuel

AU - Walton, Georgia

AU - Wilkinson, Stephen

AU - Williams, Nicola

AU - Young, Katherine

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