The Scientist : Buffalo case highlights MTAs [9/8/2004]

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News from The Scientist 2004, 5(1):20040809-03

9 August 2004

The indictments of two US professors accused of fraud for their alleged misuse of bacteria provide a lesson to scientists that material transfer agreements (MTAs)—which many researchers consider irksome red tape—can be used against academics in court, especially in today's climate of heightened biosecurity, say attorneys and technology transfer officials.

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