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Down on the animal pharm: Splicing away regulations

Wright, Susan | March 11, 1996 issue

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Twenty-five years ago, the first rather clumsy genetic engineering techniques were immediately recognized as aimed at the molecular basis of life. The human race had acquired the ability to wreak change on the "interior" as well as the "exterior" of earth's ecosystems. A quarter-century on, the brave new world of genetic engineering is populated by some remarkable and disturbing creations. When intense controversy over these controls erupted shortly after their inception, however, biomedical researchers closed ranks, launching a sophisticated campaign against legislation designed to regulate genetic engineering and investigate its long-term effects.

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GENETIC engineering; HUMAN beings; ECOLOGY; LEGISLATION; MEDICINE -- Research; BIOTECHNOLOGY
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