Starting from scratch

Philip Ball
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Nature, 2004, vol. 431, issue 7009, 624-626

Abstract: Genetic engineering is old hat. Biologists are now synthesizing genomes, altering the genetic code and contemplating new life forms. Is it time to think about the risks? Philip Ball asks the experts.

Date: 2004
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