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Nature Biotechnology volume 26, pages 387–389 (2008)Cite this article

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Certain ethical implications of synthetic biology research go beyond those of genetic engineering.

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  1. Joachim Boldt and Oliver Müller are at the Department of Medical Ethics and Medical History, Freiburg University, Stefan-Meier-Str. 26, 79104 Freiburg, Germany. joachim.boldt@uniklinik-freiburg.de.,

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Boldt, J., Müller, O. Newtons of the leaves of grass. Nat Biotechnol 26, 387–389 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0408-387

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