Synthetic biology R&D risks [electronic resource] : Social-institutional contexts matter!

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 570 Life sciences Biology
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Science ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2016
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: p. 353-356 : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 261018
• Chủ đề: 1. 60 applied life sciences; 2. R&d; 3. Risk; 4. Social and institutional context; 5. Synthetic biology

Tóm tắt

Social and institutional analyses currently are missing from considerations of synthetic biology R&D-related biosafety, which instead have bioethics, governance, or technical orientations. Social and institutional context shapes standard practice. Here, analyzing context helps identify circumstances that create, amplify, or diminish risk, thereby revealing new opportunities for avoiding or managing those risks.