Language and values in the human cloning debate: A web-based survey of scientists and Christian fundamentalist pastors

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Weasel, Lisa H ^a   Jensen, Eric ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL NUCLEUS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN CLONING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SCIENCE; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ATTITUDE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHRISTIANITY; CLERGY; CLONING, ORGANISM; DATA COLLECTION; DNA; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; METAPHOR; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; RELIGION AND SCIENCE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SOCIAL VALUES; TERMINOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

CHRISTIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 17444382699     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636770500037552     Document Type: Review

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