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Genetically Engineered Salmon: A Threat to the Environment and Public Health
At least 35 species of genetically engineered fish are currently being developed around the world. One of these fish — a GE salmon often referenced to as the “frankenfish” — could soon appear on…
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ARPA-E: Not as Green as it’s Cracked Up to Be, Synthetic Biology Edition
This issue brief explains how the Advanced Research Project Agency – Energy funds risky synthetic biology research (for applications such as biofuels).
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Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes in the U.S. Issue Brief
A private firm is planning to release potentially harmful genetically engineered mosquitoes in the Florida Keys as early as January, endangering human health and the environment in what would become t…
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Synthetic Biology 101
The basics about synthetic biology and its applications
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Groups Criticize Presidential Commission’s Recommendations on Synthetic Biology
We need stronger, more transparent regulation for synthetic biology, not less.
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Groups criticize Presidential Commissions recommendations on synthetic biology
On December 16, 2010, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues released its recommendations on the oversight of synthetic biology, provoking strong criticism from public int…
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Report: Synthetic Biofuels Not a Solution to the Climate Crisis
Washington, D.C.—The environmental watchdog group Friends of the Earth released a report today warning policymakers of the dangers of misguided attempts by the biotechnology industry to apply s…
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Venter’s “living” organism a wake-up call to regulate synthetic biology
On May 20, 2010, the J. Craig Venter Institute announced the creation of the first living organism with an entirely synthetic genome. Venter’s lab inserted computer-created synthetic DNA based on t…
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Letter to Dr. Amy Gutmann Chair, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
Civil society’s letter to the president’s commission on synthetic biology
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Letter to Rep. Henry Waxman and Rep. Joe Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce
Offering testimony from civil society on the environmental and societal implications of synthetic biology