Radiobiology in the Atomic Age: Changing Research Practices and Policies in Comparative Perspective [Book Review]

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Journal of the History of Biology 39 (4):637 - 647 (2006)
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This essay introduces a special collection of papers by Angela Creager, Soraya de Chadarevian, Karen Rader, Jean-Paul Gaudillière, and María Jesús Santesmases on the theme "Radiobiology in the Atomic Age.".

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