Evolutionary theory as a guide to socioscientific decision-making

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 68-72

  Sadler, Troy D ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Evolution; Genetic engineering; Socioscientific issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 16844366430     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2005.9655964     Document Type: Article

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