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Ethics of science for policy in the environmental governance of biotechnology: MON810 maize in Europe

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Ethics of science for policy in the environmental governance of biotechnology: MON810 maize in Europe. / Wickson, Fern ; Wynne, Brian.
In: Ethics, Policy and Environment, Vol. 15, No. 3, 10.2012, p. 321-340.

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Wickson F, Wynne B. Ethics of science for policy in the environmental governance of biotechnology: MON810 maize in Europe. Ethics, Policy and Environment. 2012 Oct;15(3):321-340. doi: 10.1080/21550085.2012.730245

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Wickson, Fern ; Wynne, Brian. / Ethics of science for policy in the environmental governance of biotechnology : MON810 maize in Europe. In: Ethics, Policy and Environment. 2012 ; Vol. 15, No. 3. pp. 321-340.

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