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It is morally permissible to manipulate the genome of domestic hogs

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Blatz, C.V. It is morally permissible to manipulate the genome of domestic hogs. J Agric Environ Ethics 4, 166–176 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01980313

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