Synthetic Biology [Resources for College Students]
Playing God? Synthetic biology as a theological and ethical challenge
Peter Dabrock, National Center for Biotechnology Information
2011
Testimony on Synthetic Biology to House of Representatives
Jaydee Hanson, Jim Thomas, Eric Hoffman
Testimony of International Center for Technology Assessment, ETC Group, and Friends of the Earth on J. Craig Venter Institute announcement that they had created a "synthetic cell" to House Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 27, 2010
2012
That was the Synthetic Biology That was
Luis Campos, Springer
2012
Synthetic Biology: Building the language for a new science brick by metaphorical brick
Iina Hellsten, Brigitte Nerlich, Routledge
2012
The Principles for the Oversight of Synthetic Biology
Friends of the Earth, CTA, ETC group
2012
Synthetic Biology Is What, Exactly?
Pete Shanks, Biopoltical Times
October 1st, 2014
Interview with Bill McKibben: Talking Biopolitics
Environmental activist and author Bill McKibben talks about why he wrote Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age (2003), how it was received, and what this experience might tell us about communicating and organizing in support of practices and policies addressing human biotechnology, both domestically and internationally - May 8, 2012.
What is Synthetic Biology?: Engineering Life and Livelihoods
ETC Group - Published on Oct 29, 2014.
It has been referred to as extreme genetic engineering and the new frontier of biotechnology. What is "SynBio", and how will it affect the food we eat and the farmers who provide it? This short video explains. Visit http://www.synbiowatch.org/2014/10/sy... for references and more information.