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A model protocol to assess the risks of agricultural introductions

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A risk-based approach to rationalizing field trial regulations.

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  1. the George E. Osborne professor of law, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

    John Barton

  2. a student at Stanford Law School,

    John Crandon

  3. the Bing Professor of Environmental Science, Stanford University,

    Donald Kennedy

  4. a senior research fellow, Hoover Institution, and consulting professor, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University,

    Henry Miller

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Barton, J., Crandon, J., Kennedy, D. et al. A model protocol to assess the risks of agricultural introductions. Nat Biotechnol 15, 845–848 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0997-845

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