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Gene editing using CRISPR/Cas9: implications for dual-use and biosecurity

  • Diane DiEuliis 1 ,
  • James Giordano , 2
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  • 1. Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University, Washington, DC 20057, USA
  • 2. Departments of Neurology and Biochemistry and Neuroethics Studies Program-Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA

Published date: 25 Mar 2018

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2017 The Author(s) 2017. This article is an open access publication

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Diane DiEuliis , James Giordano . Gene editing using CRISPR/Cas9: implications for dual-use and biosecurity[J]. Protein & Cell, 2018 , 9(3) : 239 -240 . DOI: 10.1007/s13238-017-0493-4

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