Caution required for handling genome editing technology

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 234-237

  Araki, Motoko ^a   Nojima, Kumie ^b   Ishii, Tetsuya ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARGENTINA; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPE; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RESEARCH; SCIENTIST; SOCIETY; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE POLICY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

HEALTH POLICY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 84899122552     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: 18793096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2014.03.005     Document Type: Note

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