Fear and hope over the third generation of agricultural biotechnology: Analysis of public response in the Federal Register

AgBioForum

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 133-141

  Stewart, Patrick A ^a   McLean, William ^a  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural biotechnology; Federal Register; Plant made industrial products (PMIP); Plant made pharmaceuticals (PMP); Public opinion; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 17644396303     PISSN: 1522936X     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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