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Book Title: Synthetic: How Life Got Made
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Synthetic : How Life Got Made
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Subject: Biotechnology, Life Sciences / Biology, Biomedical
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 0.1 in
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Sophia Roosth
Subject Area: Technology & Engineering, Science
Item Length: 0.9 in
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
