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Conceptualizing risk assessment methodology for genetically modified organisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2005

Ryan A. HILL*
Affiliation:
Biosafety Programme, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 413 St. Jacques Street, Suite 800, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y1N9

Abstract

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Type
Editorial
Copyright
© ISBR, EDP Sciences, 2005

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