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Biotechnology at the bar

Nature volume 425, pages 116–117 (2003) Cite this article

Science is moving too fast for the legal system to keep up. But lawyers and scientists have a solution — a body that would help courts tackle cases involving the latest research. Nicola Nosengo investigates.

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Nosengo, N. Biotechnology at the bar. Nature 425, 116–117 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/425116a

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