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Bottlenecks and opportunities for synthetic biology biosafety standards

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  • Lei Pei

    (Biofaction KG)

  • Michele Garfinkel

    (EMBO)

  • Markus Schmidt

    (Biofaction KG)

Abstract

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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  • Lei Pei & Michele Garfinkel & Markus Schmidt, 2022. "Bottlenecks and opportunities for synthetic biology biosafety standards," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-4, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-29889-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29889-y
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