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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds New Synthetic Biology Initiative to Examine Societal Issues
January 2nd, 2009
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announces a new initiative to study societal issues associated with synthetic biology -- a rapidly developing scientific field where researchers are constructing novel organisms from the building blocks of DNA. This new effort brings together leading scientists, ethicists and public policy specialists to explore the field's potential benefits and risks, as well as ethical questions and regulatory issues. The new initiative launches with three grants totaling more than $1.6 million to The Hastings Center, the J. Craig Venter Institute, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. "The Foundation has a long and rich tradition of...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-01-02)
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