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A penny for your thoughts.

BTG & animal health.

Biological and social issues in biotechnology sharing / Krishna R. Dronamraju.

Biobanks : patents or open science? / Antonella De Robbio.

Intellectual property management in health and agricultural innovation : a handbook of best practices : executive guide / edited by Anatole Krattiger [and others].