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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 • 07/16/10
U.S. Panel Weighs Guidelines for Synthetic Biology
Last week, the United States began the highest review to date—in the president’s bioethics commission—of problems that could come out of the young field of synthetic biology. Close oversight is needed, they said; others worried that new rules could stifle research. Science Now
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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 • 07/15/10
Synthetic biology limits urged
Government regulation is needed to oversee the fast-developing synthetic biology industry, according to two pioneers in the field, Harvard scientist George Church and genome researcher Craig Venter. Monterey Council Herald
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Synbio News • 07/15/10
Molecular Medicine: Can Physicians Keep Pace?
There’s a “genomic revolution” under way, argues Greg Lucier in a video from the last TedMed conference, and molecular medicine is going to create incredible advances in cancer treatment, regenerative medicine, and synthetic biology. TMC Net
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Synbio News • 07/14/10
Professor Weighs Dual Use of Scientific Research
A world-renowned expert in microbial forensics, Keim earned the nickname “bioterrorism warrior” in the media for his involvement in identifying strains of anthrax used in terrorist attacks in 1993 and 2001. Recently named interim chair for the U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, Keim finds himself the spokesperson when significant scientific findings are released. NewsWise
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Synbio News • 07/13/10
Synthetic Biology and Cancer: Exploring the Possibilities
Ten years ago, researchers created the first devices widely viewed as launching the field of synthetic biology. In the decade since, advances in genomics and the chemical synthesis of DNA, among other fields, have created new tools for investigating and understanding the behavior of biological systems. National Cancer Institute Cancer Bulletin
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