Benevolent technotopias and hitherto unimaginable meats: Tracing the promises of in vitro meat

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 725-748

  Jönsson, Erik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

biotechnology; discourse; food; meat; venture capital science

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BOVINE; CELL CULTURE; ECONOMICS; FOOD HANDLING; IN VITRO STUDY; MEAT; PIG; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; MEAT; SWINE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84990222098     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312716658561     Document Type: Article

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