ISGP Podcast: 'Terms & Conditions'


How can synthetic biology products be regulated so as to maximize their benefits and minimize their potential to create harm? Although there is no one-size-fits-all answer, fear of this emerging technology cannot drive the discussion, agreed debaters of The Challenges of Deploying Synthetic Biology Technologies in Developing Countries, a paper by Dr. Maria Mercedes Roca, Associate Professor of Biotechnology at Zamorano University, Honduras.

The debate occurred at ISGP’s 21st Century Borders/Synthetic Biology conference Focus on Responsibility and Governance, held in December 2012 in Tucson, AZ, U.S.

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