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The Public Debate on Science and Technology: Transgenic Corn in Mexico

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The recent debate over transgenic corn in Mexico has brought to light the different social agents that participate in the public debate on science and technology.

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  1. Julio E. Rubio
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  1. The New School for Social Research, USA

    Phillip Kalantzis-Cope (PhD Student) (PhD Student)

  2. Harvard University, USA

    Karim Gherab-Martín (Visiting Research Scholar) (Visiting Research Scholar)

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Rubio, J.E. (2010). The Public Debate on Science and Technology: Transgenic Corn in Mexico. In: Kalantzis-Cope, P., Gherab-Martín, K. (eds) Emerging Digital Spaces in Contemporary Society. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230299047_32

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