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Extended interview with Peter French
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Extended interview with Peter French

Updated July 03, 2014 22:22:27

Benitec has been working in an area called 'gene silencing'. Developed by the CSIRO the technique stops a disease in its tracks by turning off a particular gene. Benitec's CEO, Peter French, speaks to Andrew.

Andrew Robertson

Source: The Business | Duration: 11min 21sec

Topics: business-economics-and-finance, australia

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