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On the philosophical analysis of genetic essentialism

Commentary on: “The use of genetic test information in insurance: The argument from indistinguishability reconsidered” (V. Launis)

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts-Boston, 02125, Boston, MA, USA

    Joseph S. Alper PhD.

  2. Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

    Jon Beckwith PhD (American Cancer Society Research Professor)

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Alper, J.S., Beckwith, J. On the philosophical analysis of genetic essentialism. SCI ENG ETHICS 6, 311–314 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-000-0034-y

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