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Four steps to avoid a synthetic-biology disaster

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  • Genya V. Dana

    (Genya V. Dana, Todd Kuiken and David Rejeski are at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC 20004, USA.)

  • Todd Kuiken

    (Genya V. Dana, Todd Kuiken and David Rejeski are at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC 20004, USA.)

  • David Rejeski

    (Genya V. Dana, Todd Kuiken and David Rejeski are at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC 20004, USA.)

  • Allison A. Snow

    (Allison A. Snow is at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.)

Abstract

Assess the ecological risks of synthetic microbes before they escape the lab, say Genya V. Dana, Todd Kuiken, David Rejeski and Allison A. Snow.

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  • Genya V. Dana & Todd Kuiken & David Rejeski & Allison A. Snow, 2012. "Four steps to avoid a synthetic-biology disaster," Nature, Nature, vol. 483(7387), pages 29-29, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:483:y:2012:i:7387:d:10.1038_483029a
    DOI: 10.1038/483029a
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