Genomics in Cyprus: Challenging the social norms

Technology in Society

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-93

  Bornik, Zosia B ^a   Dowlatabadi, Hadi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Thalassaemia; Cyprus; Genetics; Genomics; Social norms

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

GENETIC TECHNOLOGY; GENOMICS; IRAN; SOCIAL NORMS; UNITED KINGDOM;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENOMICS; SOCIAL IMPACT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

ASIA; CYPRUS; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37849024039     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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