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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 • 07/06/10
Project Director Rejeski Testifies before Bioethics Commission
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues held its first meeting on July 8-9. David Rejeski testified on the ethical issues of synthetic biology.
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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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Project News • 05/21/10
Synthetic Biology Project Director Discusses Synthetic Life on NPR
David Rejeski discusses the ethics of creating synthetic life on NPR’s All Things Considered.
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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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Project News • 10/28/09
Nearly Live from iGEM with the Synthetic Biology Project
The Synthetic Biology Project will be covering this year’s International Genetically Engineered Machine competition at MIT. Stay tuned for nearly live video interviews with some of this year’s contestants.
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Project News • 09/29/09
Nanotechnology and Synthetic Biology: What does the American public think?
A groundbreaking poll of 1,001 U.S. adults conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates and the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies found 90 percent of Americans think that the public should be better informed about the development of cutting-edge technologies.
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