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Harnessing synthetic biology for sustainable development

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  • K. E. French

    (University of California Berkeley)

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Advances in synthetic biology have the potential to develop new products, materials and services that could contribute to the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Support for synthetic biology initiatives in developing countries is needed to ensure that these benefits are open to all.

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  • K. E. French, 2019. "Harnessing synthetic biology for sustainable development," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 2(4), pages 250-252, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:2:y:2019:i:4:d:10.1038_s41893-019-0270-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-019-0270-x
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    1. Jim Philp, 2021. "Biotechnologies to Bridge the Schism in the Bioeconomy," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-19, December.
    2. Maria-Mihaela Antofie & Camelia Sand-Sava, 2022. "Genetically Modified Crops in Romania before and after the Accession of the European Union," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-15, March.
    3. Matthews, Nicholas & Stamford, Laurence & Shapira, Philip, 2021. "The role of business in constructing sustainable technologies: Can the Silicon Valley model be aligned with sustainable development?," SocArXiv sh9an, Center for Open Science.
    4. Harald König & Martina F. Baumann & Christopher Coenen, 2021. "Emerging Technologies and Innovation—Hopes for and Obstacles to Inclusive Societal Co-Construction," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(23), pages 1-13, November.
    5. James Karabin & Izaac Mansfield & Emma K Frow, 2021. "Exploring presentations of sustainability by US synthetic biology companies," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(9), pages 1-14, September.

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