Synthetic Biology and the United Nations. Issue 11 (November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lai, Hung-En; Canavan, Caoimhe; Cameron, Loren; Moore, Simon; Danchenko, Monika; Kuiken, Todd; Sekeyová, Zuzana; Freemont, Paul S.
• Is Part Of: Trends in biotechnology. Volume 37:Issue 11(2019)
• Page Start: 1146
• Page End: 1151
• Publication Date: 2019-11
• Subjects: synthetic biology -- United Nations -- regulatory policy -- biodiversity -- conservation -- international treaty; Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Biochemical engineering -- Periodicals; Genetic engineering -- Periodicals; Industrial microbiology -- Periodicals; 660.605
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.05.011
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-7799

Abstract

Abstract : Synthetic biology is a rapidly emerging interdisciplinary field of science and engineering that aims to redesign living systems through reprogramming genetic information. The field has catalysed global debate among policymakers and publics. Here we describe how synthetic biology relates to these international deliberations, particularly the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).