Category: Genetically modified micro-organisms
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Conversation with Dr. John Marken and Professor Richard Murray about regulating engineered microbes
At the end of February, the CSSPP hosted a workshop on the “Pathways Towards the Safe and Effective Deployment of Engineered Microbial Technologies”. It brought together researchers, regulators, and industry representatives to discuss the science, ethics, and policy of engineered microbes. We already reported on it here and are currently in the process of publishing…
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Ozan Gurcan, CSSPP Postdoctoral Instructor in Bioethics
Recently, Dr. Ozan Gurcan joined the Caltech Center for Science, Society, and Public Policy as a postdoctoral instructor in bioethics. Center Co-Director, Frederick Eberhardt, recently sat down with Ozan to discuss his research and teaching interests. A video of their conversation is now available online!
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Pathways Towards the Safe and Effective Deployment of Engineered Microbial Technologies
In their 2022 Executive Order, the Biden-Harris administration proclaims that: For biotechnology and biomanufacturing to help us achieve our societal goals, the United States needs to invest in foundational scientific capabilities. We need to develop genetic engineering technologies and techniques to be able to write circuitry for cells and predictably program biology in the same…