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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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Synbio News • 05/20/10
Synthetic Genome Brings New Life to Bacterium
For 15 years, J. Craig Venter has chased a dream: to build a genome from scratch and use it to make synthetic life. Now, he and his team at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) in Rockville, Maryland, and San Diego, California, say they have realized that dream. Science Magazine
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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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Project News • 04/26/10
Reinventing Technology Assessment for the 21st Century
A new report defines the criteria for a new technology assessment function in the United States, emphasizing the need to incorporate citizen-participation methods to complement expert analysis.
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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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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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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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Project News • 03/25/09
Synthetic Biology: The Next Biotech Revolution Is Brewing
The safety of early applications of synthetic biology may be adequately addressed by the existing regulatory framework for biotechnology, but further advances in this emerging field are likely to create significant challenges for U.S. government oversight, according to a new report.
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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 • 01/08/09
Synthetic Biology: Is Ethics a Showstopper?
Synthetic biology promises to enable cheap, lifesaving new drugs to treat the 350-500 million people who suffer from malaria, and to create innovative biofuels that can help solve the world’s energy problems. But are synthetic biologists playing God? Will synthetic biology’s expected products and profits be stymied by policymakers and the public?
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Project News • 12/17/08
Importance of Synthetic Biology in the 21st Century
The Synthetic Biology Project is being launched to identify gaps in our knowledge of the potential risks of the field, explore public perceptions towards it, and examine governance options that will both ensure public safety and facilitate innovation. Take the quiz! Winners Announced!
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