Synthetic biology: Regulating industry uses of new biotechnologies

Science

Volumn 333, Issue 6047, 2011, Pages 1254-1256

  Erickson, Brent ^a   Singh, Rina ^a   Winters, Paul ^a  

^a Biotechnology Industry Organization   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; CEFALEXIN; DNA; ISOPRENE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; SITAGLIPTIN;

BACTERIUM; BIOFUEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMOSOME; COMMERCIALIZATION; DRUG;

BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BIOENGINEERING; BIOSAFETY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COST CONTROL; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG MANUFACTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; LAW; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOMATIC CELL; STANDARDIZATION; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PUBLIC POLICY; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80052501954     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1211066     Document Type: Review

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