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Posted by
Volfango Pierluigi Michelangelo MONACI on 01/06 at 02:17 PM
I agree: Synthetic Biology has the potential to be a “Key Field of the Future”.
Also, I appreciate IEET’s effort in fostering public discussions about this field, that has well known potential applications implying BIG ethical issues (remember that “B”, in “CBRN”, stays for Biological…. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical,_biological,_radiological,_and_nuclear ).
For starters I strongly suggest to read this book (80 percent of which does not require a PhD):
<<Bio-inspired Innovation and National Security>>, by National Defense University Press (2010)
available for free http://www.ndu.edu/CTNSP/docUploaded//BioInspiredInnovation.pdf (3 MBytes).
Posted by
Pastor_Alex on 01/09 at 12:35 AM
It is an interesting topic. If we are to get control of ourselves and our environment we will need to be able to fully understand how we work on a biological level. Being able to manufacture specific bioligies would be a huge step in that direction. I am interested in whether there is research into synthetic symbiosis.
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