Scientific cultures of non-knowledge in the controversy over genetically modified organisms (GMO): The cases of molecular biology and ecology

GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 294-301

  Böschen, Stefan ^a   Kastenhofer, Karen ^a   Marschall, Luitgard ^b   Rust, Ina ^a   Soentgen, Jens ^a   Wehling, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^b Wissenschaftszentrum Umwelt ^*

Author keywords

Agro biotechnology; Ecology; Environmental research; Epistemic cultures; GMO; Molecular biology; Non knowledge; Science policy; Science studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845708549     PISSN: 09405550     EISSN: 26255413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14512/gaia.15.4.12     Document Type: Article

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