Biotechnology and Ethics

What is the theological and ethical justification for the World Council of Churches' (WCC) participation in the global movement calling for a ban of transgenic technology in agriculture? The article identifies two phases in which the WCC took an active role in the debates concerning transgenic...

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Main Author: Haugen, Hans Morten 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht [2011]
In: Diaconia
Year: 2011, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-49
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