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Activism unleashed...and unconscionable

How activists play on our fears about pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

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  1. He is the coauthor of The Frankenfood Myth: How Protest and Politics Threaten the Biotech Revolution, chosen by Barron's as one of the 25 Best Books of 2004.

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    Miller, H. Activism unleashed...and unconscionable. Nat Biotechnol 24, 27–28 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0106-27

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