'Science for survival': Biotechnology regulation in Israel

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-46

  Prainsack, Barbara ^a   Firestine, Ofer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Firestine Law Firm   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; REGULATORY APPROACH; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33644557166     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154306781779145     Document Type: Article

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