Synthetic biology in Global Health
Lessons from history and anthropology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15736133 |
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| Authors | Jennifer A Liu (0000-0002-2770-1320, University of Waterloo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 96-99 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Responsible Innovation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2329-9037 • E-ISSN: 2329-9460 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23299460.2014.1002170 |
| OpenAlex | W2019604913 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Drawing on Douglas and Stemerding's special issue of Systems and Synthetic Biology that examined synthetic biology in relation to global health, I suggest that synthetic biology (syn bio) work in global health should attend seriously to local contexts and would benefit from historical and anthropological insights. Specifically, I emphasize the importance, in syn bio projects, of: (1) the inclusion of multiple publics from the outset, (2) locating the technological promise of syn bio in broader social projects and contexts, and (3) subjecting syn bio institutions and projects to examination
Biology · Computational biology · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Human biology · Inclusion (mineral · Relation (database · Social science · Sociology · Synthetic biology · Work (physics · Anthropology · Biomedical and Engineering Education · Computer Science · Ethics in Clinical Research · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
| Highly cited | No |
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