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Team:Newcastle/HP/Ethics
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Ethics
Public Health
Synthetic biology is a rapidly emerging field, but it is still in a very early stage of its development. Therefore, it is vital to encourage debate with relevant stock holders and the general public in order to investigate the ethics that arise from this research.
PEALS
On the 1st of August, our team had a discussion with the executive director, Professor Janice McLaughlin from Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences (PEALS) Centre regarding ethics and biosafety. She helped us identify the relevant sock holders to our project and brought our attention to some topics that we may wish to explore further.
Farmers
Scientists
The Public
Environmental Safety
Pros and Cons
The Future
Synthetic Biology and Architecture
References
