Achieving precaution through effective community engagement in research with genetically modified mosquitoes

Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-250

  Zahabi Bekdash, Lara El ^a   Lavery, James V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community engagement; Modified mosquitoes; Precaution through experience; Precautionary principle

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951568379     PISSN: 01287451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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