Science policy and moral purity: The case of animal biotechnology

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-27

  Thompson, Paul B ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal biotechnology; Ethical theory; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749026969     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007397315714     Document Type: Article

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