Top ten biotechnologies for improving health in developing countries
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[Biotechnologies to advance health in developing countries].
Centre for Bioethics. Experts rank top 10 biotechnologies for improving global health within 5–10 years [news release]. Toronto, On-tario, Canada: University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics; 2002. Millions of people in developing countries now die each year from diseases that in the near future could be prevented or treated cheaply and easily through the development and use of such biotec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Genetics
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1061-4036,1546-1718
DOI: 10.1038/ng1002-229