The Ethics of Synthetic Biology Contours of an Emerging Discourse
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Synthetic Biology (SB) is the new kid on the block among emerging technosciences that are said to have a revolutionary impact and the potential to pose major ethical challenges. SB aims at designing biological systems for numerous useful purposes, ideally starting from scratch and creating new life forms. The new EU-funded project SYNTHETHICS will address a variety of ethical, legal and social aspects (ELSA) of these ongoing and anticipated developments. In the following, we will sketch the contours of the emerging discourse on the ethics of SB and our approach to its analysis.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009