Winged promises: Exploring the discourse on transgenic mosquitoes in Brazil

Technology in Society

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-128

  Reis Castro, Luisa ^a   Hendrickx, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bioeconomy; Biotechnology; Genetically modified mosquitoes; Latin America; Science and technology studies

Indexed keywords

BIOECONOMY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HEALTH INTERVENTIONS; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LATIN AMERICA; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

TECHNOLOGY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DENGUE FEVER; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; HEALTH RISK; MOSQUITO; OECD; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84878362222     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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