A transatlantic perspective on 20 emerging issues in biological engineering
Advances in biological engineering are likely to have substantial impacts on global society. To explore these potential impacts we ran a horizon scanning exercise to capture a range of perspectives on the opportunities and risks presented by biological engineering. We first identified 70 potential i...
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| author | Bonnie C Wintle Christian R Boehm Catherine Rhodes Jennifer C Molloy Piers Millett Laura Adam Rainer Breitling Rob Carlson Rocco Casagrande Malcolm Dando Robert Doubleday Eric Drexler Brett Edwards Tom Ellis Nicholas G Evans Richard Hammond Jim Haseloff Linda Kahl Todd Kuiken Benjamin R Lichman Colette A Matthewman Johnathan A Napier Seán S ÓhÉigeartaigh Nicola J Patron Edward Perello Philip Shapira Joyce Tait Eriko Takano William J Sutherland |
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| description | Advances in biological engineering are likely to have substantial impacts on global society. To explore these potential impacts we ran a horizon scanning exercise to capture a range of perspectives on the opportunities and risks presented by biological engineering. We first identified 70 potential issues, and then used an iterative process to prioritise 20 issues that we considered to be emerging, to have potential global impact, and to be relatively unknown outside the field of biological engineering. The issues identified may be of interest to researchers, businesses and policy makers in sectors such as health, energy, agriculture and the environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-375630ae17554bfda9c8fed83d5403a92022-12-22T04:32:36ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2017-11-01610.7554/eLife.30247A transatlantic perspective on 20 emerging issues in biological engineeringBonnie C Wintle0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0236-6906Christian R Boehm1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6633-7998Catherine Rhodes2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7747-2597Jennifer C Molloy3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3477-8462Piers Millett4Laura Adam5Rainer Breitling6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-0922Rob Carlson7Rocco Casagrande8Malcolm Dando9Robert Doubleday10Eric Drexler11https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7309-1738Brett Edwards12Tom Ellis13Nicholas G Evans14https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3330-0224Richard Hammond15Jim Haseloff16Linda Kahl17https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4139-8505Todd Kuiken18https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7851-6232Benjamin R Lichman19https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0033-1120Colette A Matthewman20https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2351-6221Johnathan A Napier21https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3580-3607Seán S ÓhÉigeartaigh22Nicola J Patron23https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8389-1851Edward Perello24Philip Shapira25https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2488-5985Joyce Tait26Eriko Takano27https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6791-3256William J Sutherland28Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United KingdomMax Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany; Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United KingdomCentre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United KingdomDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United KingdomFuture of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, United StatesManchester Synthetic Biology Research Centre (SYNBIOCHEM), Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomBioeconomy Capital, Seattle, United StatesGryphon Scientific, Takoma Park, United StatesDivision of Peace Studies and the Bradford Centre for International Development, University of Bradford, Bradford, United KingdomCentre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United KingdomFuture of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomDepartment of Politics, Languages & International Studies, University of Bath, Bath, United KingdomCentre for Synthetic Biology and Innovation, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomDepartment of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, United StatesCambridge Consultants Limited, Cambridge, United KingdomDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United KingdomBioBricks Foundation, San Francisco, United StatesGenetic Engineering & Society Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, United StatesJohn Innes Centre, Norwich, United KingdomJohn Innes Centre, Norwich, United KingdomRothamsted Research, Harpenden, United KingdomCentre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United KingdomThe Earlham Institute, Norwich, United KingdomDesktop Genetics, London, United KingdomManchester Institute of Innovation Research, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, United StatesInnogen Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomManchester Synthetic Biology Research Centre (SYNBIOCHEM), Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United KingdomAdvances in biological engineering are likely to have substantial impacts on global society. To explore these potential impacts we ran a horizon scanning exercise to capture a range of perspectives on the opportunities and risks presented by biological engineering. We first identified 70 potential issues, and then used an iterative process to prioritise 20 issues that we considered to be emerging, to have potential global impact, and to be relatively unknown outside the field of biological engineering. The issues identified may be of interest to researchers, businesses and policy makers in sectors such as health, energy, agriculture and the environment.https://elifesciences.org/articles/30247foresighthorizon scanningexpert elicitationbiological engineeringsynthetic biologybiorisk |
| spellingShingle | Bonnie C Wintle Christian R Boehm Catherine Rhodes Jennifer C Molloy Piers Millett Laura Adam Rainer Breitling Rob Carlson Rocco Casagrande Malcolm Dando Robert Doubleday Eric Drexler Brett Edwards Tom Ellis Nicholas G Evans Richard Hammond Jim Haseloff Linda Kahl Todd Kuiken Benjamin R Lichman Colette A Matthewman Johnathan A Napier Seán S ÓhÉigeartaigh Nicola J Patron Edward Perello Philip Shapira Joyce Tait Eriko Takano William J Sutherland A transatlantic perspective on 20 emerging issues in biological engineering eLife foresight horizon scanning expert elicitation biological engineering synthetic biology biorisk |
| title | A transatlantic perspective on 20 emerging issues in biological engineering |
| title_full | A transatlantic perspective on 20 emerging issues in biological engineering |
| title_fullStr | A transatlantic perspective on 20 emerging issues in biological engineering |
| title_full_unstemmed | A transatlantic perspective on 20 emerging issues in biological engineering |
| title_short | A transatlantic perspective on 20 emerging issues in biological engineering |
| title_sort | transatlantic perspective on 20 emerging issues in biological engineering |
| topic | foresight horizon scanning expert elicitation biological engineering synthetic biology biorisk |
| url | https://elifesciences.org/articles/30247 |
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