Synthetic biology, the bioeconomy, and a societal quandary

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 269-272

  Philp, Jim C ^a   Ritchie, Rachael J ^a,b   Allan, Jacqueline E M ^a  

^a OECD   (France)

^b Genome British Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; GENOMIC DNA; GLUCOSE; LIGNOCELLULOSE; POLYLACTIC ACID;

AGING; BINDING SITE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOSAFETY; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; FOOD SECURITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARDIZATION; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

BIOPOLYMERS; HUMANS; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 84876726524     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: 18793096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2013.01.011     Document Type: Note

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