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SYNBIOSAFE e-conference: online community discussion on the societal aspects of synthetic biology.
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PMID:  19003430     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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As part of the SYNBIOSAFE project, we carried out an open electronic conference (e-conference), with the aim to stimulate an open debate on the societal issues of synthetic biology in a proactive way. The e-conference attracted 124 registered participants from 23 different countries and different professional backgrounds, who wrote 182 contributions in six different categories: (I) Ethics; (II) Safety; (III) Security; (IV) IPR; (V) Governance and regulation; (VI) and Public perception. In this paper we discuss the main arguments brought up during the e-conference and provide our conclusions about how the community thinks, and thinks differently on the societal impact of synthetic biology. Finally we conclude that there is a chance for an open discourse on the societal issues of synthetic biology happening, and that the rules to govern such a discourse might be set up much easier and be respected more readily than many would suggest.
Authors:
Markus Schmidt; Helge Torgersen; Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra; Alexander Kelle; Anna Deplazes; Nikola Biller-Andorno
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Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2008-09-18
Journal Detail:
Title:  Systems and synthetic biology     Volume:  2     ISSN:  1872-5325     ISO Abbreviation:  Syst Synth Biol     Publication Date:  2008 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-04-22     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101300404     Medline TA:  Syst Synth Biol     Country:  Germany    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  7-17     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Biosafety Working Group, Organisation for International Dialogue and Conflict Management (IDC), Vienna, Austria, markus.schmidt@idialog.eu.
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