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Synthetic Biology, Genome Editing, and the Risk of Bioterrorism.

The SynBioSecurity argument says that synthetic biology introduces new risks of intentional misuse of synthetic pathogens and that, therefore, there is a need for extra regulations and oversight. This paper provides an analysis of the argument, sets forth a new version of it, and identifies three de...

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Published in:Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 1541 - 1562
Main Author: Ahteensuu, Marko
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Dec2017
Subjects:
Synthetic biology
Genome editing
Bioterrorism
Biosecurity
Science & ethics
European Union
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost