Can science justify regulatory decisions about the cultivation of transgenic crops?

Transgenic Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 691-698

  Raybould, Alan ^a  

^a JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Risk assessment policy gap; Scientism; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CROP; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UNCERTAINTY;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENCE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84864069807     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-012-9613-3     Document Type: Review

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