The permissibility status of plant biotechnology from the Islamic view

Social Sciences (Pakistan)

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 502-509

  Amin, Latifah ^a   Fairuz, S Siti ^a   Samian, Abdul Latif ^a   Haron, Mohamad Sabri ^a   Mohamad, Mohd Nasran ^a   Othman, Mohd Yusof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cross species gene transfer; Halalan tayyiban; Harmful effect Malaysia; Islamic perspective; Plant biotechnology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869780578     PISSN: 18185800     EISSN: 19936125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/sscience.2012.502.509     Document Type: Article

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