Dealing with the risks of genetic engineering as an example of 'reflexive modernization'?

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-77

  Van Den Daele, Wolfgang ^a  

^a Social Science Research Center   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0032878990     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636779908656890     Document Type: Review

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