Wield, David; Hanlin, Rebecca; Mittra, James; Smith, James - In: Science and Public Policy 40 (2013) 1, pp. 17-24
Investment in biotechnology has yielded relatively disappointing results and illustrates the gap between the promise and reality of new science. This begs the question: Does research on 'life' bring different complexities and uncertainties that act as a barrier to the application of new biology...