1. Synthetic Biology R&D Risks: Social-Institutional Contexts Matter!
- Author
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Wolfe AK, Campa MF, Bergmann RA, Stelling SC, Bjornstad DJ, and Shumpert BL
- Subjects
- Bioengineering, Humans, Risk Reduction Behavior, Sociological Factors, Organizational Policy, Risk, Synthetic Biology organization & administration, Synthetic Biology standards, Synthetic Biology trends
- Abstract
Factors that shape actual research practices - 'social and institutional context' - typically are missing from considerations of synthetic biology R&D-related risk and containment. We argue that analyzing context is essential in identifying circumstances that create, amplify, or diminish risk, and in revealing new opportunities for avoiding or managing those risks., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2016
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