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Biologists have of late been spared these dilemmas, as President Nixon officially dismantled the nation’s biological weapons program in 1969. But synthetic biology is about transforming biology into an engineering discipline, so perhaps it’s no surprise that the field is confronting the same sorts of questions that may be familiar to physical scientists and engineers. 
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More about this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01b45zh Adam Rutherford meets a new creature created by American scientists.
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Horizon presenter Adam Rutherford looks at the advances in synthetic biology and genetic engineering that have resulted in, among other things, computer-made life forms and cancer assassin cells...
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November 13, 2014 10:29 AM
This is absolutely amazing. Having goats that make silk that we can use as a product for many things including medicine is remarkable. If we do this with other animals, who knows what we could get animals to make that we can harvest and use.
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Synthetic biology is a field of science that has been emerging in the last few years and could have a significant future impact with the potential to pro-actively manage biology and reshape many industrial sectors.
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