Synthetic Biology: Public dialogue on synthetic biology

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<strong>Synthetic</strong> <strong>Biology</strong>: public <strong>dialogue</strong> on synthetic biology © The Royal Academy of Engineering ISBN: 1-903496-46-2 June 2009 Published by The Royal Academy of Engineering 3 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5DG Prepared by Dr Suzanne King and Ms Tara Webster People, Science and Policy Ltd www.peoplescienceandpolicy.com Contact Dr Lesley Paterson The Royal Academy of Engineering Copies of this report are available online at www.raeng.org.uk/synbio<strong>dialogue</strong> Tel: 020 7766 0600 Fax: 020 7930 1549 www.raeng.org.uk Registered Charity Number: 293074
Contents Executive summary 1. Introduction 1.1 Method 1.2 Project objectives 1.3 Structure of the report 1.4 Terminology 2. Methodology 2.1 <strong>Public</strong> Dialogue 2.2 <strong>Public</strong> <strong>dialogue</strong> – meeting 1 2.3 <strong>Public</strong> <strong>dialogue</strong> – meeting 2 2.4 Internet forum 2.5 Omnibus survey 3. Context 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The participants 3.3 The respondents 3.4 Other research 3.5 Findings 4. Awareness, perceptions and understandings 4.1 Perceptions of scientific research 4.2 Awareness of synthetic biology 4.3 Perceptions and understandings of synthetic biology 4.4 Informed perceptions and understandings of synthetic biology 4.4 Summary 5. Attitudes to creating and modifying life 5.1 Creating life 5.2 Modifying life 5.3 Man-made organisms 5.4 Summary 6. Views on the development of synthetic biology 6.1 Biosafety – environmental releases 6.2 Biosafety - outputs 6.3 Biosecurity 6.4 Microbes within the body 6.5 Regulation and access 6.6 Intellectual property 6.7 Developing countries 6.8 Funding and support 6.9 Communication and information 6.10 Summary 2 The Royal Academy of Engineering
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