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Animal cloning and the FDA—the risk assessment paradigm under public scrutiny

The evidence gathered thus far—ultimately to be published in the Draft Risk Assessment on Animal Cloning—indicates that there are no unique risks associated with animal cloning.

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Rudenko, L., Matheson, J. & Sundlof, S. Animal cloning and the FDA—the risk assessment paradigm under public scrutiny. Nat Biotechnol 25, 39–43 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0107-39

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