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Synbio News • 07/07/10
Juan Enriquez Discusses Advances in Synthetic Biology: Video
Juan Enriquez, chief executive officer of Biotechonomy LLC and co-founder of Synthetic Genomics Inc., talks about advances in synthetic biology and investment strategy in the life-sciences area. Enriquez speaks with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado. (Source: Bloomberg) Bloomberg (via Washington Post)
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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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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 • 07/27/09
Germany outlines synthetic biology strategy
Scientific opportunities must be balanced with ethical debate, says report. Three leading German research organizations have outlined how they believe the country could play a major role Nature News
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