Making big promises come true? Articulating and realizing value in synthetic biology

BioSocieties

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 432-448

  Frow, Emma K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BioBricks; biocapital; moral economy; standards; synthetic biology; value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889074641     PISSN: 17458552     EISSN: 17458560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/biosoc.2013.28     Document Type: Article

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