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The ethics of biosafety considerations in gain-of-function research resulting in the creation of potential pandemic pathogens
- Correspondence to Dr Nicholas Greig Evans, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; evann{at}mail.med.upenn.edu
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The ethics of biosafety considerations in gain-of-function research resulting in the creation of potential pandemic pathogens
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- Received December 2, 2014
- Revised August 4, 2015
- Accepted August 12, 2015
- First published August 28, 2015.
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October 22, 2015
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