Biosecurity for Synthetic Biology and Emerging Biotechnologies: Critical Challenges for Governance
Benjamin D. Trump, Marie‐Valentine Florin, Edward J. Perkins, Igor Linkov
2021NATO science for peace and security series. C, Environmental security10 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF
Abstract
Abstract Synthetic biology uses engineering-based modeling and building techniques to modify existing organisms and microbes or to construct them from scratch. The rate of development and research related to synthetic biology for both industry and academia has increased over the past two decades (Ahteensuu 2017), with applications in medicine (new vaccines, delivery of therapeutics, and treatments), energy (biofuels), environmental remediation, food production, and general industry (detergents, adhesives, perfumes) (Evans and Selgelid 2015; Gronvall 2015).
Topics & Concepts
BiosecuritySynthetic biologyBiotechnologyBiochemical engineeringEngineeringBiologyNanotechnologyEcologyComputational biologyMaterials scienceCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchLaw, AI, and Intellectual Property