Public Perceptions of the Ethics of In-vitro Meat: Determining an Appropriate Course of Action

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 991-1009

  Laestadius, Linnea I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Biotechnology; Cultured meat; In vitro meat; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ETHICS; MEAT; PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84951877675     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: 1573322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-015-9573-8     Document Type: Article

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