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Patenting of Human Genes and Living Organisms — The Legal Situation in Europe

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Patenting of Human Genes and Living Organisms

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Straus, J. (1994). Patenting of Human Genes and Living Organisms — The Legal Situation in Europe. In: Patenting of Human Genes and Living Organisms. Veröffentlichungen aus der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, vol 1993/94 / 1994/1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85153-7_5

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