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Synbio News • 07/18/11
Synthetic Biology Newsletter 2.0 is available for the summer!
The Synthetic Biology Newsletter is an initiative of LIS Consult and the Synthetic Biology Project of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The newsletter is financially supported by the Commission on Genetic Modification and the Rathenau Institute, both in the Netherlands.
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Synbio News • 04/21/11
UC Berkeley launches Synthetic Biology Institute to advance research in biological engineering
An alliance of top researchers has formed the UC Berkeley Synthetic Biology Institute, advancing efforts to engineer biological systems in ways that promise to transform health and medicine, energy, the environment, new materials, and more. EurekAlert
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Synbio News • 12/16/10
Presidential Bioethics Panel Gives a Green Light to Research in Synthetic Biology
The president’s bioethics commission has concluded that there is no need to temporarily halt research or to impose new regulations on the controversial new field known as synthetic biology. New York Times
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Synbio News • 09/27/10
Genetic Science Oozes Out of Amateurs’ Garages
Melanie Swan did not panic upon learning she had inherited a genetic mutation that seemed to put her at a higher risk of heart attack and cardiovascular disease. Instead she and another “garage biologist” ran a pilot study from their own homes and came up with a countermeasure. LiveScience.com
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Synbio News • 09/13/10
Biotech Company to Patent Fuel-Secreting Bacterium
A biotech company plans to announce Tuesday that it has won a patent on a genetically altered bacterium that converts sunlight and carbon dioxide into ingredients of diesel fuel. New York Times
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Synbio News • 09/09/10
Americans cautious, but okay, with synthetic biology
Americans are cautious of the idea of creating synthetic life out of chemical building blocks in the lab, but most think it should move forward, a new poll finds. USA Today
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Synbio News • 09/09/10
Americans split on risks and benefits of synthetic biology
A survey released today suggests that while awareness of the burgeoning field is growing, Americans remain divided on whether the potential benefits of synthetic biology outweigh its perceived risks.The poll was part of the Wilson Center’s Synthetic Biology Project, which aims to get people talking about the advances of synthetic biology. Nature.com
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Project News • 09/09/10
The Public Looks at Synthetic Biology—Cautiously
A new poll conducted by Hart Research Associates and the Synthetic Biology Project finds that two-thirds of Americans think that synthetic biology should move forward, but with more research to study its possible effects on humans and the environment.
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Synbio News • 08/26/10
Keeping Watch Over Synthetic Biology
What are the benefits and downsides of synthetic biology? We’ll explore the ethical issues that arise as part of our monthly ethics segment. KPBS
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Synbio News • 07/26/10
Exploring Algae as Fuel
In a laboratory where almost all the test tubes look green, the tools of modern biotechnology are being applied to lowly pond scum. Foreign genes are being spliced into algae and native genes are being tweaked. New York Times
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Synbio News • 07/19/10
iGEM team helps prevent rogue use of synthetic biology
A team of students from ENSIMAG, an engineering school in Grenoble, France, and Virginia Tech is using bioinformatics to implement federal guidance on synthetic genomics. EurekAlert
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Synbio News • 07/15/10
ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics Open Greenhouse for Algae Biofuels Development
San Diego’s Synthetic Genomics and Texas-based ExxonMobil celebrated the first anniversary of their strategic alliance today with the official opening of a greenhouse for growing and testing algae that could someday replace crude oil in the production of diesel and other fuels. MSNBC
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Synbio News • 07/13/10
Global Synthetic Biology Market to Exceed $4.5 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Global Synthetic biology market is projected to exceed $4.5 billion by the year 2015. Synthetic biology is expected to provide major advances in the areas of biomedicine, biopharmaceuticals synthesis, biosecurity, energy and environment, sustainable chemical segment, and biomaterials/smart materials production. StreetInsider.com
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Synbio News • 07/09/10
Presidential Panel Scrutinizes Synthetic Biology
Scientists are cutting and pasting genes to create engineered organisms that may yield new vaccines and biofuels, but what are the ethical implications of toying with DNA? Geneticist George Church discusses synthetic biology, and why scientists need to be careful with the technology. NPR
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Project News • 06/29/10
Responsible Science for Do-It-Yourself Biologists
The Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center is partnering with DIYbio.org, on a project to ensure safety within the rapidly expanding community of amateur biologists.
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Project News • 06/07/10
Government Funding for Synthetic Biology on the Rise
The Synthetic Biology Project found that the U.S. government has spent around $430 million on research related to synthetic biology since 2005, funded in large part by the Department of Energy.
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Synbio News • 05/04/10
Citizen Scientists Attract FBI’s WMD Unit
Looking at safety as a priority, the feds reach out to members of a new movement that takes science into neighborhoods. This video features an interview with Synthetic Biology Project Director David Rejeski. National Journal
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Synbio News • 03/20/10
Would You Pay $20 for Access to a Breast Cancer Cure?
The Pink Army Cooperative is selling $20 shares in a journey toward a personalized cure for breast cancer. This Canadian organization has set out to lower the cost of cancer treatments while also making them more effective by embracing a new wave of synthetic biology technology. The New York Times
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Synbio News • 02/09/10
Darpa to develop immortal organisms
Darpa, in a move that means to use bioweapons for good, has announced the investment of $6 million into a project that will create “synthetic organisms” that never die but can be killed with the flick of a molecular switch. BioPrepWatch.com
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Project News • 09/22/09
Synthetic Biology Project Receives Two National Science Foundation Grants
The Synthetic Biology project recently received two grants from the National Science Foundation to support a Transatlantic Exploratory Workshop on the Implications of Cutting-Edge Biotechnologies for Sustainability Science and Policy, and research on the use of on-line prediction markets to explore emerging issues in synthetic biology.
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Synbio News • 08/19/09
Biologists napping while work militarized
As researchers discover more agents that alter mental states, the Chemical Weapons Convention needs modification to help ensure that the life sciences are not used for hostile purposes, says Malcolm Dando. Nature
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Synbio News • 07/22/09
Energy Secretary Chu, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announce $6.3 million for Biofuels Research
Energy Secretary Chu and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announced the joint selection of awards of up to $6.3 million towards fundamental genomics-enabled research leading to the improved use of plant feedstocks for biofuel production. U.S. Department of Energy
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Project News • 06/24/09
Does Synthetic Biology Need Synthesized Ethics?
A comprehensive ethical approach is needed to more readily identify and address ethical challenges and foster a productive public dialogue about social implications, according to a new report.
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Synbio News • 04/22/09
Lab finds new method to turn biomass into gasoline
U.S. scientists have combined a discovery from a French garbage dump with breakthroughs in synthetic biology to come up with a novel method for turning plant waste into gasoline, without the need of any food sources…. Reuters
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Synbio News • 03/12/09
Artificial life could be created within FIVE years, experts claim
Artificial life could be created ‘within five years’, researchers claimed. Laboratories across the world are closing in on a second genesis… Daily Mail (UK)
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Past Event • 09/30/08
Nanotechnology? Synthetic Biology? Hey, What’s That?
Nanotechnology and synthetic biology are two of the most exciting fields in science. They are the focus of venture capitalists, government and university laboratories, major corporations, and startup companies. But how much have Americans heard about these two fields that promise to change virtually every aspect of their lives?
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Project News • 09/30/08
Americans Don’t Know What’s Coming
A groundbreaking poll has found that nearly nine in 10 Americans say they have heard just a little or nothing at all about the emerging field of synthetic biology. This new insight into limited public awareness of emerging technologies comes on the cusp of a major leadership change in the nation’s capital.
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