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Regulation of Synthetic Biology: Biobricks, Biopunks and Bioentrepreneurs - Couverture rigide

McLennan, Alison

 
9781785369438: Regulation of Synthetic Biology: Biobricks, Biopunks and Bioentrepreneurs
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1785369431 ISBN 13 : 9781785369438
Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

This book explores the interplay between regulation and emerging technologies in the context of synthetic biology, a developing field that promises great benefits, and has already yielded fuels and medicines made with designer micro-organisms. For all its promise, however, it also poses various risks. Investigating the distinctiveness of synthetic biology and the regulatory issues that arise, Alison McLennan questions whether synthetic biology can be regulated within existing structures or whether new mechanisms are needed.

Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, McLennan draws on diverse areas of law, the science of synthetic biology and the history and sociology of science. She concludes that synthetic biology presents novel regulatory challenges relating to environmental risk, biosafety, biosecurity and intellectual property. These challenges arise from the uniqueness of the science, the nature of its communities of scientists (including citizen scientists or 'biobunks') and the uncertainty surrounding possible hazards. Some scientists see intellectual property protection as a way to push innovation forward (bioentrepreneurs), while others openly share synthetic biology tools such as BioBricks. By understanding the range of regulatory challenges, the book make a case for enhanced regulation that protects us from synthetic biology's risks, whilst capturing its potential to improve our world.

Regulation of Synthetic Biology will be essential reading for academics and students in the social sciences and law, as well as for scientists working in synthetic biology, and policymakers in innovation, science and the regulation of these fields.

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À propos de l'auteur

Alison McLennan, Assistant Professor, School of Law and Justice, Faculty of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra, Australia

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Éditeur
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1785369431
ISBN 13 
9781785369438
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
424
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Personne responsable
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