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Research doesn't denigrate humanity

Nature volume 412, pages 479–480 (2001)Cite this article

Being human is more than simply having the right molecular composition.

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    Hubert Markl

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  1. This article is an edited version of a speech (full text on www.mpg.de) given by the author at the plenary assembly of the Max Planck Society on 22 June 2001.

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