Synthetic biology and biosecurity: challenging the ‘myths’

Synthetic biology, a field that aims to ‘make biology easier to engineer’, is routinely described as leading to an increase in the ‘dual use’ threat, i.e. the potential for the same piece of scientific research to be ‘used’ for peaceful purposes or ‘misused’ for warfare or terrorism. Fears have been...

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Main Authors: Catherine eJefferson, Filippa eLentzos, Claire eMarris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00115/full