DocumentCode
885775
Title
Frankenstein reclaimed - [engineering philosophy]
Author
Bizony, Piers
Volume
4
Issue
5
fYear
2009
Firstpage
82
Lastpage
85
Abstract
According to recent media headlines, ethanol derived from biomass is a ´Frankenstein Fuel´, human DNA inserted into a cow´s egg delivers ´Frankenstein´s Monster´, and even the sub-prime mortgage disaster is a consequence of Frankenstein Finance´ E& T asks: what exactly does this much-abused journalistic cliche mean?
Keywords
DNA; biofuel; social sciences; Frankenstein fuel; biomass; cow egg; ethanol; human DNA;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering & Technology
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1750-9637
Type
jour
Filename
4937190
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