SynBio Futures

SynBio Futures

The focus of this thematic space is on future perspectives. It addresses the societal embedding of potential synthetic biology applications in a process of real-time technology assessment, combined with deliberative methods to facilitate playful reflection and learning, in close cooperation with the iGEM competition. Synbio Futures activities in SYNENERGENE are coordinated by Rathenau, VU/VUMC, TUDelft, and LIS Consult. (image: iGem Foundation & Justin Knight)

05/09/2016

At ESOF2016, Synenergene organised a reflection session on synthetic biology in collaboration with SYNBIOCHEM Manchester, titled “Synthetic biology and the new bio-industrial revolution” (

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08/06/2016

Are we insidiously running to the artificial creation of a human? George Church, with known recurring stunts - announcing the resurrection of the mammoth - published this June 2, 2016 an article (co-signed by 24 other US researchers) in Science announcing the mobilization to synthesize the 6 billion nucleotides of the human genome.

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