Social challenges of synthetic biology examined
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 15:00
in Psychology & Sociology
In the wake of last year's creation of the first self-replicating cell with a synthetic genome which was quickly followed by a request from President Barack Obama for a report by the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues a series of essays in the Hastings Center Report examines the social challenges that synthetic biology presents. Among the authors is the chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, who discusses its report on synthetic biology, and participants in The Hastings Center's project on ethical issues in synthetic biology.