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FDA is the wrong agency to regulate genetically engineered animals

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  2. Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA

    Henry I Miller

  3. Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC, USA

    Henry I Miller

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Cohrssen, J., Miller, H. FDA is the wrong agency to regulate genetically engineered animals. Nat Biotechnol 35, 620–622 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3915

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