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Ecology: Gene tweaking for conservation

It is time to weigh up the pros and cons of using genetic engineering to rescue species from extinction, say Michael A. Thomas and colleagues.

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Thomas, M., Roemer, G., Donlan, C. et al. Ecology: Gene tweaking for conservation. Nature 501, 485–486 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/501485a

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