Genetics interfaces: Representing science and enacting public discourse in online spaces

Technical Communication Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-48

  Sidler, Michelle ^a   Jones, Natasha ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX SCIENCE; GENERAL PUBLICS; INTERFACE DESIGNS; MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS; WEB INTERFACE;

COMMUNICATION;

CHROMOSOMES;

EID: 68149147264     PISSN: 10572252     EISSN: 15427625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10572250802437317     Document Type: Article

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