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Future societal issues in industrial biotechnology

  1. Daan Schuurbiers*,
  2. Patricia Osseweijer,
  3. Julian Kinderlerer

Article first published online: 18 JUL 2007

DOI: 10.1002/biot.200700089

Issue

Biotechnology Journal

Biotechnology Journal

Special Issue: Talking Biotech with the Public

Volume 2, Issue 9, pages 1112–1120, September 2007

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Schuurbiers, D., Osseweijer, P. and Kinderlerer, J. (2007), Future societal issues in industrial biotechnology. Biotechnology Journal, 2: 1112–1120. doi: 10.1002/biot.200700089

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  1. Delft University of Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Section on Biotechnology and Society, Delft, The Netherlands

*Delft University of Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Section on Biotechnology and Society, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands, Fax: +31-15 278 2355

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 4 SEP 2007
  2. Article first published online: 18 JUL 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 22 JUN 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 16 MAY 2007

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  • Kluyver Center for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation

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