Is milk produced using recombinant bovine growth hormone hazardous to animal health? Despite wide publicity, the controversy remains unresolved. Rapid publication of all available data is essential if progress is to be made.
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Millstone, E., Brunner, E. & White, I. Plagiarism or protecting public health?. Nature 371, 647–648 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/371647a0
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