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De Castro, L.D. (2007). Modern Biotechnology and the Postmodern Family. In: The Family, Medical Decision-Making, and Biotechnology. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 91. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5220-0_9

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