A public policy on biotechnology education: What might be relevant and effective?

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 246-249

  Braun, Richard ^a   Moses, Vivian ^b  

^a BIOLINK ^*  (Switzerland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIETY;

BIOLOGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC POLICY; SCIENCE;

EID: 2942552487     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2004.04.003     Document Type: Review

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