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Cambridge University Press, Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 4(37), p. 685-687, 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720x.2009.00440.x
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Commentary: Who's Afraid of the RAC? Lessons from the Oversight of Controversial Science
Journal article published in 2009 by
Jeffrey P. Kahn 
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Abstract
This commentary asks what we can learn from our oversight of controversial science and how can we do better in the future? After briefly examining the history of gene transfer research oversight, some observations are offered for the oversight of nanobiotechnology and other emerging areas of science.