Genetically modified food crops and public health;Cultivos alimenticios genéticamente modificados y salud pública

Acta Biologica Colombiana

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 3-26

  Acosta, Orlando ^a   Chaparro, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Genetically modified food; Public health; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349613141     PISSN: 0120548X     EISSN: 19001649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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