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Details matter for contaminants in genetic-engineering kits
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Nature 555, 587 (2018)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-03796-z
Competing Interests
The laboratory of U.B. at the Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority (LGL) first reported the finding of facultative pathogenic bacteria in a commercially available DIY genetic-engineering kit.