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Lamarckian or not, CRISPR-Cas is an elaborate engine of directed evolution

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The Original Article was published on 11 February 2019

The Original Article was published on 11 February 2019

The Original Article was published on 11 February 2019

The Original Article was published on 11 February 2019

The Original Article was published on 11 February 2019

The Original Article was published on 03 January 2019

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I would like to once again thank all the commentators for their insights that vindicate the very effort of writing the target article. Funding was provided by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Inramural funds).

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Koonin, E.V. Lamarckian or not, CRISPR-Cas is an elaborate engine of directed evolution. Biol Philos 34, 17 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-018-9666-7

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