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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Genetically Engineered Organism Liability Act of 2005 - States that a biotech company shall be liable, and that the liability may not be waived or avoided, to any party injured by the release of a genetically engineered organism into the environment if the injury results from such genetic engineering.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Genetically Engineered Organism Liability Act of 2005</title>
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