Synthetic Biology as an Engineering Science? Analogical Reasoning, Synthetic Modeling, and Integration

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In Hanne Andersen, Dennis Dieks, Wenceslao González, Thomas Uebel & Gregory Wheeler (eds.), New Challenges to Philosophy of Science. Springer Verlag. pp. 163--177 (2013)
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