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Comment
. 2014 Oct 14;5(5):e02008-14.
doi: 10.1128/mBio.02008-14.

Can limited scientific value of potential pandemic pathogen experiments justify the risks?

Marc Lipsitch  1
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Can limited scientific value of potential pandemic pathogen experiments justify the risks?

Marc Lipsitch. mBio. .
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