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Finding the moral high ground

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Biotech companies will be facing particular ethical challenges as their products enter the marketplace. How is the industry preparing? Ken Wilan investigates.

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Wilan, K., DeFrancesco, L. Finding the moral high ground. Nat Biotechnol 24, 237–239 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0306-237

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