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POSTnote. It was first published on Tuesday, 1 January 2008. It was last updated on Tuesday, 25 March 2014.


Synthetic biology, January 2008

This POSTnote outlines recent developments, the possible applications and risks of synthetic biology and examines policy options for the development and governance of the research. Synthetic biology, January 2008. POSTnote 08/298.

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Research briefing
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POST-PN-298 
Subjects
Biotechnology Genetic engineering Genetics Ethics Intellectual property Imperial College London Safety Research Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Biology Biomedical engineering Bioengineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Biochemistry
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