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Why technology-based regulations don't work

Nature Biotechnology volume 14, page 1630 (1996)Cite this article

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Mayer, S. Why technology-based regulations don't work. Nat Biotechnol 14, 1630 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1296-1630

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