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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
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Synthetic Solutions to the Climate Crisis: The Dangers of Synthetic Biology for Biofuels Production
This report highlights our concerns with using synthetic biology to develop next-generation fuels. Synthetic biology is a dangerous, untested, unregulated technology that threatens the environment and…