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Opinion

Why the moratorium on human-animal chimera research should not be lifted

Alan MoyCellular Engineering Technologies, Coralville, IA, USA;John Paul II Medical Research Institute, Iowa City, IA, USAView further author information
Pages 226-231 | Published online: 30 May 2017

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