Bottlenecks and opportunities for synthetic biology biosafety standards

The lack of innovative standards for biosafety in synthetic biology is an unresolved policy gap that limits many potential applications in synthetic biology. We argue that a massive support for standardization in biosafety is required for synthetic biology to flourish.

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Published inNature communications Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 2175 - 4
Main Authors Pei, Lei, Garfinkel, Michele, Schmidt, Markus
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 21.04.2022
Nature Publishing Group
Nature Portfolio
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Biology
Biosafety
Comment
Containment of Biohazards
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Reference Standards
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Standardization
Synthetic Biology
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Summary:The lack of innovative standards for biosafety in synthetic biology is an unresolved policy gap that limits many potential applications in synthetic biology. We argue that a massive support for standardization in biosafety is required for synthetic biology to flourish.
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ISSN:2041-1723
2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-022-29889-y