Appropriate regulation of GM insects

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Alphey, Luke ^a,b   Beech, Camilla ^a  

^a OXITEC LIMITED   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; VACCINE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INSECT; NONHUMAN; NOTE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; ANIMAL; GENETICS; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; INSECTS;

EID: 84856574559     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001496     Document Type: Note

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