Synthetic biology gets ethical


	Synthetic biology gets ethical

balthazarus

5-14-2009 3:59 AM

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balthazarus says:

An interesting and important move. In these days there is a real need to implement ethical thinking together with the technological developments. Only then will the transition to a new era may become smoother.

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5-15-2009 8:28 AM

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