Media Coverage on the Issue

Synthetic Biology

 

Popular Science - 12/17/2010

“White House Commission: Biologists Can Engineer Custom Organisms Without Federal Regulation”  By Clay Dillow

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-12/white-house-commission-synthetic-biologists-can-proceed-without-federal-regulation

 

New York Times - 12/16/2010

“U.S. Bioethics Commission Gives Green Light to Synthetic Biology” By Andrew Pollack

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/16/science/16synthetic.html

 

USA Today - 12/16/2010

“Synthetic biology' holds promise, but vigilance needed” By Dan Vergano

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/ethics/2010-12-16-synthetic16_ST_N.htm?csp=34tech

 

USA Today - 12/16/2010

Synthetic biology bioethics panel reaction round-up” December 16, 2010 By Dan Vergano

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/12/synthetic-biology-bioethics-panel-reaction-round-up/1?csp=34

 

Washington Post - 12/16/2010

“Concerns in 'synthetic biology'” By Rob Stein

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/15/AR2010121507259.html

 

Los Angeles Times - 12/16/2010

“Panel discourages premature curbs on lab-created life forms” By Melissa Healy

http://www.latimes.com/health/la-sci-synthetic-biology-20101216,0,5846571.story

 

Nature - 12/16/2010

“US report sets ground rules for artificial life” By Meredith Wadman

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101216/full/news.2010.680.html

 

The New Yorker - 12/16/2010

“Sense and Synthetic Biology” By Michael Specter

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2010/12/sense-and-synthetic-biology.html

 

Science - 12/16/2010

“Synthetic Biology Doesn't Require New Rules, Biothics Panel Says” By Jocelyn Kaiser

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2010/12/synthetic-biology-doesnt-require.html

 

FoxNews.com - 12/16/2010

“Government OKs Controversial Research Into Artificial Life Forms”

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/12/16/government-oks-controversial-research-artificial-life-forms/

 

Reuters - 12/16/2010

“Oversee Synthetic Life Field More: Obama Advisers” By Maggie Fox

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BF45420101216?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+reuters/scienceNews+(News+/+US+/+Science)

 

 AFP - 12/16/2010

“Science of man-made life can proceed: White House” By Kerry Sheridan

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gXnL625V9KN022E7m0vwbS0REzuA?docId=CNG.a03843bc6289f00ba74faca28ff52cf9.1e1