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Zwaka, T.P. (2007). Genetic Modification of Human Embryonic Stem Cells. In: Masters, J.R., Palsson, B.O., Thomson, J.A. (eds) Human Cell Culture. Human Cell Culture, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5983-4_4
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