Biotechnology's future benefits: Prediction or promise?

AgBioForum

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 20-24

  Burkhardt, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural biotechnology; Ethics; Future benefits; Future biotech; Promising

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942756604     PISSN: 1522936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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