GMO regulation and civic participation at the "edge of the world": The case of Australia and New Zealand

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-199

  Hindmarsh, Richard ^a   Du Plessis, Rosemary ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australia and New Zealand; Civic participation and regulation; GMOs

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

AUSTRALIA; BIOSAFETY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DNA MODIFICATION; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCIENTIST; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 51349165484     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: 14699915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636770802326869     Document Type: Review

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