Questioning hype, rescuing hope? The hwang stem cell scandal and the reassertion of hopeful horizons

Science as Culture

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 417-434

  Kitzinger, Jenny ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fraud; Hope; Media; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861652214     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505430802515114     Document Type: Article

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