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Article: SCIENCE SCAN MONARCH BUTTERFLY DEATHS IN LAB NOT BORNE OUT BY FIELD TRIALS OF BLACK SWALLOWTAIL INSECT SPECIES.
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- BIOWORLD Today
- Article date:
- June 19, 2000
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Editor's note: Science Scan is a roundup of recently published biotechnology-relevant research.
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