Philosophy and Synthetic Biology: the BrisSynBio Experiment

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NanoEthics 14 (1):21-25 (2020)
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This article provides an overview of the relation between synthetic biology and philosophy as understood from within the Ethics, Philosophy and Responsible Innovation programme of BrisSynBio (a BBSRC/EPSCR Synthetic Biology Research Centre). It also introduces the special issue of NanoEthics devoted to synthetic biology and philosophy.

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Darian Meacham
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