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Defending genetic disenhancement in xenotransplantation
Daniel Rodger1, Daniel J Hurst2, Christopher A Bobier3
1Institute of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University, London, UK daniel.rodger@lsbu.ac.uk.
Journal of Medical Ethics
|August 21, 2024
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