The anglerfish deception. the light of proposed reform in the regulation of GM crops hides underlying problems in EU science and governance

EMBO Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 100-105

  Wickson, Fern ^a   Wynne, Brian ^b  

^a Genk Centre for Biosafety   (Norway)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLERFISH; ARTICLE; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

ANIMALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; EUROPEAN UNION; FISHES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENCE; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

LOPHIIFORMES;

EID: 84856426720     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/embor.2011.254     Document Type: Article

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