Sentences with phrase «on synthetic biology»

Most real - life applications are still a long shot, but commercial products based on synthetic biology, especially in the fields of biofuels and pharmaceuticals, are now in sight.

Some activists have criticized the report, saying more stringent controls on synthetic biology are needed.

He is one of the world's foremost authorities on synthetic biology.

Pentelute envisions that the technology could have an impact on synthetic biology comparable to rapid synthesis of short strands of DNA and RNA.

DARPA itself has been one of the largest public funders of synthetic biology research in the U.S. in recent years, upping its spending on synthetic biology projects to more than $ 100 million in 2014 from nothing in 2010, according to one analysis.

«The commission thinks it imprudent either to declare a moratorium on synthetic biology until all risks can be determined and mitigated, or to simply «let science rip,» regardless of the likely risks,» the report says.

The new study found that less than one percent of the total U.S. funding is focused on synthetic biology risk research and approximately one percent addresses ethical, legal, and social issues.

A presidential bioethics commission concluded this week that the U.S. government should not clamp down too hard on research on synthetic biology, a young field that it says doesn't yet pose serious risks.

This Science Careers article is a tie - in to Science magazine's special issue on synthetic biology.

Two 2009 U.K. Royal Academy of Engineering report on «Synthetic Biology: scope, applications and implications» and «Synthetic Biology: public dialogue on synthetic biology»

By bringing together the best thinkers in these two disciplines we hope to gain a better understanding on synthetic biology's opportunities — and potential impacts — to conservation.»

A number of innovative initiatives are also coming up, such as the SynBio4All platform supported by CRI, which can be described as part MOOC, part open laboratory notebook, and part crowdsourcing discussion platform on synthetic biology.

Endy recalls a 2006 New York Times article on synthetic biology in which Frances Arnold, a distinguished professor of chemical engineering at Caltech, said, «There is no such thing as a standard [biological] component, because even a standard component works differently depending on the environment.

The commission, which is finishing up a report on synthetic biology, is to start its work in January and complete a report within 9 months.

The emails disclose that Emerging Ag is working with Kuiken and other AHTEG members to help recruit scientists to an open online forum on synthetic biology meant to inform the CBD.

The competition gets hundreds of college students to work on synthetic biology projects, and there are biosecurity workshops at the final championships.

Church and Venter were among the scientists who addressed the panel July 1, the first of a two - day hearing on synthetic biology held by the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.

There's much more on synthetic biology here on Dot Earth and over at The Loom, the National Geographic blog of science writer Carl Zimmer.

Andrew Maynard has previously received funding from the Alfred P. Sloan foundation for wprk on synthetic biology.

«The Board's hard - fought proactive stance on synthetic biology will both help preserve the integrity of organic standards and raise awareness about this virtually unregulated and unlabeled form of genetic engineering,» said Dana Perls, food and technology policy campaigner with Friends of the Earth.

Syn3.0's lasting impact on synthetic biology is an open question.

Although the commission saw no need to call for a moratorium on synthetic biology, it asked for careful risk monitoring, government oversight, public dialogue, ethics education, and «a continued culture of individual and corporate responsibility and self - regulation by the research community.»

If based on the HLWG report, this Trans Atlantic free trade agreement (TAFTA) could open the door wide for gene patents, as well as trade in genetically engineered food and even products based on synthetic biology.