Direct and indirect impacts of synthetic biology on biodiversity conservation

Summary: The world’s biodiversity is in crisis. Synthetic biology has the potential to transform biodiversity conservation, both directly and indirectly, in ways that are negative and positive. However, applying these biotechnology tools to environmental questions is fraught with uncertainty and cou...

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Main Authors: Nicholas B.W. Macfarlane, Jonathan Adams, Elizabeth L. Bennett, Thomas M. Brooks, Jason A. Delborne, Hilde Eggermont, Drew Endy, Kevin M. Esvelt, Bartlomiej Kolodziejczyk, Todd Kuiken, Maria Julia Oliva, Sonia Peña Moreno, Lydia Slobodian, Risa B. Smith, Delphine Thizy, Daniel M. Tompkins, Wei Wei, Kent H. Redford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222016959