Biodiv Sci ›› 2012, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (2): 138-150. DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1003.2012.13205
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Zhengjun Guan1,2, Lei Pei3, Markus Schmidt3, Wei Wei1,*()
Received:
2011-11-08
Accepted:
2012-02-22
Online:
2012-03-20
Published:
2012-04-09
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Wei Wei
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Zhengjun Guan, Lei Pei, Markus Schmidt, Wei Wei. Assessment and management of biosafety in synthetic biology[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2012, 20(2): 138-150.
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