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Ahteensuu, M. (2008). The Precautionary Principle and the Risks of Modern Agri-Biotechnology. In: Launis, V., Räikkä, J. (eds) Genetic Democracy. International Library Of Ethics, Law, And The New Medicine, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6212-4_7
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