Rhetoric Review Sep 1984

The birth of molecular biology: An essay in the rhetorical criticism of scientific discourse

S. Michael Halloran Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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(1984). The birth of molecular biology: An essay in the rhetorical criticism of scientific discourse. Rhetoric Review: Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 70-83.

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Rhetoric Review
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1984-09-01
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10.1080/07350198409359083
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