Strange Natures: Conservation in the Era of Synthetic Biology
In: Global environmental politics, Band 21, Heft 4, S. 158-160
ISSN: 1536-0091
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In: Global environmental politics, Band 21, Heft 4, S. 158-160
ISSN: 1536-0091
In: Social epistemology: a journal of knowledge, culture and policy, Band 35, Heft 5, S. 475-489
ISSN: 1464-5297
In: Journal of bioterrorism & biodefense: JBTBD, Band 9, Heft 1
ISSN: 2157-2526
In: BioSocieties: an interdisciplinary journal for social studies of life sciences, Band 7, Heft 2, S. 188-207
ISSN: 1745-8560
In: International journal of social ecology and sustainable development: IJSESD ; an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association, Band 3, Heft 2, S. 60-63
ISSN: 1947-8410
In: APSA 2009 Toronto Meeting Paper
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In aspiring to become a true engineering discipline for the biological sciences, the field of synthetic biology has a unique opportunity to create and encourage the widespread adoption of standards to enhance innovation and social impact in the field. This article presents a study of the standards setting efforts by the institutions, firms, governments, and individuals within the field of synthetic biology. Numerous standards have been proposed in synthetic biology, including those relevant to structure, function, description, measurement, data, information exchange, software, biosafety and biosecurity, and even law. At the present time, the adoption of technical standards has been relatively modest and no one technical standard appears to have dominated the field. Standards covering policies in biosecurity, by comparison, are more firmly established and biosecurity practices governing commercial orders for synthetic DNA have been widely adopted. Among standards-setting groups within the synthetic biology community, most have expressed a preference that standards remain open and accessible to the community as a whole. Recent developments, including the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in AMP v. Myriad and the Leahy-Smith America's Invents Act, could help give greater clarity to the scope of patent rights covering innovations and standards in synthetic biology. Copyright and trademark may provide alternatives mechanisms for conferring rights in synthetic biology inventions, setting and reinforcing standards, or promoting open innovation. Whether formal policies requiring the disclosure and licensing of property rights covering technical standards could be made mandatory or would ultimately be beneficial to the field of synthetic biology remain open questions. What is certain is that the synthetic biology community is unusually attuned to debates surrounding intellectual property and standards setting, and views its engagement in these debates as vital to ensure the continued success of synthetic biology.
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In: Health security, Band 17, Heft 5, S. 403-406
ISSN: 2326-5108
In: Futures, Band 48, S. 32-43
In: European journal of risk regulation: EJRR ; at the intersection of global law, science and policy, Band 4, Heft 1, S. 73-76
ISSN: 2190-8249
In: Futures: the journal of policy, planning and futures studies, Band 48, S. 32-43
ISSN: 0016-3287
Synthetic biology is capable of delivering new solutions to key challenges spanning the bioeconomy, both nationally and internationally. Recognising this significant potential and the associated need to facilitate its translation and commercialisation the UK government commissioned the production of a national Synthetic Biology Roadmap in 2011, and subsequently provided crucial support to assist its implementation. Critical infrastructural investments have been made, and important strides made towards the development of an effectively connected community of practitioners and interest groups. A number of Synthetic Biology Research Centres, DNA Synthesis Foundries, a Centre for Doctoral Training, and an Innovation Knowledge Centre have been established, creating a nationally distributed and integrated network of complementary facilities and expertise. The UK Synthetic Biology Leadership Council published a UK Synthetic Biology Strategic Plan in 2016, increasing focus on the processes of translation and commercialisation. Over 50 start-ups, SMEs and larger companies are actively engaged in synthetic biology in the UK, and inward investments are starting to flow. Together these initiatives provide an important foundation for stimulating innovation, actively contributing to international research and development partnerships, and helping deliver useful benefits from synthetic biology in response to local and global needs and challenges.
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Synthetic biology is capable of delivering new solutions to key challenges spanning the bioeconomy, both nationally and internationally. Recognising this significant potential and the associated need to facilitate its translation and commercialisation the UK government commissioned the production of a national Synthetic Biology Roadmap in 2011, and subsequently provided crucial support to assist its implementation.
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In: Bulletin of the atomic scientists, Band 74, Heft 1, S. 19-26
ISSN: 1938-3282
In: Synthetic Biology, S. 65-79