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Titanic clash over CRISPR patents turns ugly

Accusations of impropriety feature in escalating dispute.

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Ledford, H. Titanic clash over CRISPR patents turns ugly. Nature 537, 460–461 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/537460a

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