This paper revisits what responsibility means in synthetic genomics, using the RRI framework to argue for broader ethical considerations beyond biosafety as the field advances toward real-world applications.
Category: Synthetic Biology
Building the bioeconomy
A targeted assessment approach to identifying biobased technologies, challenges and opportunities
Early, Rapid Sustainability Assessment
The Development and Testing of an Early, Rapid Sustainability Assessment Tool for Responsible Innovation in Engineering Biology
Innovation intermediaries
Innovation intermediaries at the convergence of digital technologies, sustainability, and governance: A case study of AI-enabled engineering biology.
How are everyday scientific practices influenced by automation and digitalization?
Mundane work can persist or emerge rather than be eliminated following the automation and digitalization of everyday scientific work.
Building a Bottom-Up Bioeconomy
What could the future bioeconomy look like? In a piece published in Issues in Science and Technology, we offer a vision of an industrial ecosystem that better meets society’s changing needs.
Bioengineering Horizon Scan 2020
A new paper highlights 20 emerging issues in bio-engineering.
Collaborating constructively for sustainable biotechnology
It is frequently claimed that synthetic biology offers biologically-based routes for producing chemicals and materials that are more sustainable than fossil-derived incumbents. A new paper in Scientific Reports probes this claim, for the case of bio-based nylon, using both deliberative and analytical approaches within a framework of Constructive Sustainability Assessment.
Mission Impossible: Should you choose to accept this burger (and other bio-engineered foods)?
I had planned to order a late breakfast, but as soon as I saw that the Impossible Burger was on the lunch menu, I knew I had to give it a try.
View from the Bay
This is the astounding nighttime view (from Emeryville in the East Bay) looking towards the Oakland Bay Bridge.
Philip Shapira 