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Pictures of Synthetic Biology
Publisher
Springer
Source
Systems and Synthetic Biology, 3, 27-35
Date Issued
2009-05-14
Author(s)
Seiringer, Alexandra
Abstract
This article is concerned with the representation of Synthetic Biology in the media and by biotechnology experts. An analysis was made of German-language media articles published between 2004 and 2008, and interviews with biotechnology-experts at the Synthetic Biology conference SB 3.0 in Zurich 2007. The results have been reflected in terms of the definition of Synthetic Biology, applications of Synthetic Biology and the perspectives of opportunities and risks. In the media, Synthetic Biology its represented as a new scientific filed of biology with an engineering-like thinking, while the scientists interviewed mostly define Synthetic Biology as contrary to nature and the natural system. Media articles present Synthetic Biology broadly with positive potential and inform the publics less about the potential risks than about the benefits of Synthetic Biology. In contrast, the experts interviewed reflect more on the risks than the opportunities of Synthetic Biology. Both used metaphors to describe Synthetic Biology and its aspects.
Subjects
Synthetic Biology
Representation
Media
Experts
Type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
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