Regulation of synthetic biology : biobricks, biopunks and bioentrepreneurs /: biobricks, biopunks and bioentrepreneurs. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alison McLennan.
• Authors: McLennan, Alison
• Contents: Contents: Part I: The new world of synthetic biology: Possibilities, challenges and debates 1. Introduction 2. Making biology easy to engineer: The science of synthetic biology, the emergence of the field and its major applications 3. Science meets politics, activists and governance: Evaluating key positions in synthetic biology debates 4. New Directions? The United States Presidential Commission's investigation of synthetic biology's risks, benefits and oversight Part II: Regulating for the Risks 5. Environmental Risk: Uncertainty, precaution, prudent vigilance and adaptation 6. Synthetic Biology, Biosafety and 'Biopunks' 7. Biosecurity: Potential for deliberate misuse of synthetic biology Part III Regulating for the Benefits 8. How will patents affect synthetic biology? 10. Conclusion and Future Directions Bibliography Index.
• Publisher Details: Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 343.0786606; Synthetic biology -- Law and legislation; Biotechnology industries -- Law and legislation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781785369445
• Related ISBNs: 9781785369438
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