Calling controversy: Assessing synthetic biology's conflict potential

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 134-148

  Torgersen, Helge ^a   Hampel, Jürgen ^b  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

biotechnology; Gate Resonance Model; interest representation; technology governance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS MEDIUM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC OPINION; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); GENETIC ENGINEERING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PUBLIC OPINION; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 84857817144     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662510389266     Document Type: Article

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