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H.I.M. was the founding director of the FDA's Office of Biotechnology. He is at the Pacific Research Institute, which promotes policies that emphasize a free economy, private initiative and limited government. H.I.M. and D.L.K. have advocated regulatory policies favorable to biotechnology companies, including those that use recombinant DNA technology for agricultural applications.
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Miller, H.I., Kershen, D.L. US Congress mandates silliness, USDA complies. Nat Biotechnol 37, 497–498 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-019-0117-z
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