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The Nightmare: Genetically Modified Organisms as Alien Species Cover

The Nightmare: Genetically Modified Organisms as Alien Species

By: Meliha Merve Hiz and  Cüneyt Aki  
Open Access
|Sep 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2015-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2344-3219 | Journal ISSN: 1841-7051
Language: English
Page range: 135 - 144
Published on: Sep 8, 2015
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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