Nanotechnology, agriculture, and food

Nanotechnology and Global Sustainability

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 117-139

  Lyons, Kristen ^a   Scrinis, Gyorgy ^b   Whelan, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Centre for Policy Development   (Australia)

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EID: 84990183530     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
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