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Is Human Genetics Becoming Dagerous to Society?

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Epstein, C.J. (2002). Is Human Genetics Becoming Dagerous to Society?. In: Suhai, S. (eds) Genomics and Proteomics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46823-9_18

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