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Environmental Groups Call for Tighter Regulation of ‘Extreme Genetic Engineering’by Brian Vastag, Washington PostMarch 13th, 2012A global coalition of 111 organizations released the first global declaration outlining principles that must be adopted to protect the environment from risks posed by synthetic biology.

With Prevalence of Nanomaterials Rising, Panel Urges Review of Risksby Cornelia Dean, New York TimesJanuary 25th, 2012A National Academy of Sciences committee called for further study of the minuscule substances, which are found in products from makeup to paint and drive a $225 billion market.

Cloning vs. Conservation[Opinion]by John Rennie, Smart PlanetDecember 20th, 2011Cloning is a dangerous and misguided substitute for the preservation of biodiversity.

Bioengineers Debate Use of Military Moneyby Erika Check Hayden, Nature NewsNovember 22nd, 2011US Department of Defense’s call for greener ways to make explosives worries synthetic biologists.

New Buzz around Biological Hazardsby Emily Beitiks, Biopolical TimesNovember 1st, 2011Recent reports highlight emerging biological engineering risks that might not be all that different from threats of bioterrorism, though the context of development surely differs.

Lab Fight Raises U.S. Security Issuesby Jennifer Gollan, New York TimesOctober 22nd, 2011Biosafety expert Paul Rabinow resigned from the UC Berkeley-led Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center, and asserted that the Center is not doing enough to prevent a biological disaster.

Yet Another Idea for Using Biotechnology to Rescue Endangered Speciesby Pete Shanks, Biopolitical TimesSeptember 8th, 2011Scientists have reprogrammed skin cells from two endangered species into stem cells, and hope to use them to generate gametes, which has provoked press speculation.

Is Public Health and Safety Being Considered in the Construction of LBNL's New Biolab in Berkeley?by Jeremy Gruber, Tina Stevens, and Becky McClain, The Berkeley Daily PlanetAugust 8th, 2011Experiments at the planned UC Berkeley Synthetic Biology Institute raise concerns about worker safety, public health and environmental safety.

New rules urged on hybrid animal-human experimentsby Ben Hirschler, ReutersJuly 21st, 2011A group of leading British researchers say that scientific experiments that insert human genes or cells into animals need new rules to ensure they are ethically acceptable.

Programming a Fetus for a Healthier Lifeby Shirley S. Wang, Wall Street JournalJuly 5th, 2011A study just getting under way is taking "early intervention" to a new extreme: targeting fetuses still developing in the womb.

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