Imagination and technoscientific innovations: Governance of transgenic cows in New Zealand

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-83

  Bloomfield, Brian P ^a   Doolin, Bill ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

genetically modified organisms; governance; innovation; transgenic animals

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATTLE; GENETICS; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATTLE; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RESEARCH;

EID: 78751561514     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312710385372     Document Type: Article

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