BioBuilding: Synthetic Biology for Teachers: Essay

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Readings (just a sample)
What is synthetic biology?([[Media:What is Synthetic Biology Davidson.pdf| pdf]]) A Life of Its Own ([[Media:Synthetic biology and evolution The New Yorker09.pdf| pdf]]) Our Synthetic Futures How to Make Life Life Reinvented
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Other Student-Written BioEthics Essays about Synthetic Biology
"Four suggestions for addressing public concern regarding synthetic biology" Journal of Biological Engineering 2010, 4:7 (9 June 2010) "Mapping the moral boundaries of biological engineering" Journal of Biological Engineering 2009, 3:7 (8 May 2009) "Synthetic biology: enormous possibility, exaggerated perils" Journal of Biological Engineering 2008, 2:7 (25 April 2008)

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