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Synthia: Do we need another Asilomar Conference?

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Tom Wakeford

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Abstract

In the mid-1970s, scientists beginning to work with recominant DNA were worried about the potential dangers of this new field of research. They called colleagues to a conference at the Asilomar Conference Centre, California to address their fears and decide how they could continue their work safely. Might a similar pause be wise after Craig Venter's production of the first synthetic life form, Synthia?

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Author(s): Wakeford T

Publication type: Editorial

Publication status: Published

Journal: People and Science

Year: 2010

Pages: 10-11

Print publication date: 01/09/2010

ISSN (print): 2040-3968

Publisher: The British Science Association

URL: http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/NR/rdonlyres/B14ED102-739E-4407-B1D8-7CF20C9360AC/0/SPAT.pdf

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