Social Dimensions of Microbial Synthetic Biology

Methods in Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-86

  Calvert, Jane ^a   Frow, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Governance; Public engagement; Public good; Responsible innovation; Science and technology studies; Social dimensions; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887393139     PISSN: 05809517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-417029-2.00003-0     Document Type: Chapter

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