Should moral objections to synthetic biology affect public policy?

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1106-1108

  Kaebnick, Gregory E ^a  

^a HASTINGS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; HOST; MEDICAL ETHICS; METAPHYSICS; MORALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA; FORECASTING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INDUSTRY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71849086614     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt1209-1106     Document Type: Note

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