Britain's biotechnology controversy: Elusive science, contested expertise

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-64

  Levidow, Les ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032832931     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636779908656889     Document Type: Review

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