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The zinc finger nuclease monopoly

A decade of sound science and aggressive deal making has given Sangamo Biosciences a stranglehold on zinc finger technologies. Now, academic labs that helped build Sangamo's empire want in on the action. Are the ingredients ripe for a revolt that could break the company's monopoly? Christopher Thomas Scott investigates.

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Scott, C. The zinc finger nuclease monopoly. Nat Biotechnol 23, 915–918 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0805-915

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