Knowlege of, attitudes toward, and acceptance of genetically modified organisms among prospective teachers of biology, home economics, and grade school in Slovenia

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 141-150

  Šorgo, Andrej ^a   Ambrožič Dolinšek, Jana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Attitudes; Genetically modified organisms; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953428329     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: 15393429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20377     Document Type: Article

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