College students' conceptions of stem cells, stem cell research, and cloning

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-186

  Concannon, James P ^a   Siegel, Marcelle A ^b   Halverson, Kristy ^c   Freyermuth, Sharyn ^d  

^a WESTMINSTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^d University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloning; College students; Misconceptions; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952239726     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-009-9190-2     Document Type: Article

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