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The Flying Public Health Tool: genetically modified mosquitoes and malaria control

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The Flying Public Health Tool: genetically modified mosquitoes and malaria control. / Beisel, Uli; Boete, Christophe.
In: Science as Culture, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2013, p. 38-60.

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Beisel, U & Boete, C 2013, 'The Flying Public Health Tool: genetically modified mosquitoes and malaria control', Science as Culture, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 38-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/09505431.2013.776364

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Beisel, U., & Boete, C. (2013). The Flying Public Health Tool: genetically modified mosquitoes and malaria control. Science as Culture, 22(1), 38-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/09505431.2013.776364

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Beisel U, Boete C. The Flying Public Health Tool: genetically modified mosquitoes and malaria control. Science as Culture. 2013;22(1):38-60. doi: 10.1080/09505431.2013.776364

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Beisel, Uli ; Boete, Christophe. / The Flying Public Health Tool : genetically modified mosquitoes and malaria control. In: Science as Culture. 2013 ; Vol. 22, No. 1. pp. 38-60.

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