Increasing public understanding of transgenic crops through the World Wide Web

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 293-304

  Byrne, Patrick F ^a   Namuth, Deana M ^b   Harrington, Judy ^c   Ward, Sarah M ^c   Lee, Donald J ^c   Hain, Patricia ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOOD; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HISTORY; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

FOOD; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036633966     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-6625/11/3/306     Document Type: Review

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