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University of Queensland

Variants

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"Now we can mimic the massive 'experiment' going on in nature -- where these mutations pop up due to natural selection -- but we can do it safely in a strictly controlled and highly regulated biosecurity laboratory environment." -- Professor Alexander Khromykh

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