CRISPR versus GMOs: Public acceptance and valuation

Global Food Security

Volumn 19, Issue , 2018, Pages 71-80

  Shew, Aaron M ^a   Nalley, L Lanier ^a   Snell, Heather A ^a   Nayga, Rodolfo M ^a,b   Dixon, Bruce L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Agricultural biotechnology; CRISPR; Food regulation; GMOs; Public acceptance; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 85056247601     PISSN: 22119124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2018.10.005     Document Type: Article

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