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  1. Science and Technology Policy Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC, USA

    Daniel J. Hicks

  2. Department of Philosophy, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

    Roberta L. Millstein

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Hicks, D.J., Millstein, R.L. (2016). GMOs: Non-health Issues. In: Thompson, P., Kaplan, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6167-4_545-1

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