Synthetic Biology 101

Public Perceptions and Attitudes

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• Hart Research Associates, 9 September 2010, Synthetic Biology: A Report of Findings Based on a National Survey Among Adults, The Synthetic Biology Project, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Available here

• Hart Research Associates, 22 September 2009, Nanotechnology, Synthetic Biology & Public Opinion: A Report of Findings Based on a National Survey Among Adults, The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Washington, D.C. Available here

• Harris J., Who’s afraid of a synthetic human?, Times online (May 17, 2008). Available here

• Henderson M., Time to convince the public, Times online (October 27, 2007). Available here

• Jones R., 2006, What We Have Learned From Public Engagement, Nature Nanotechnology 2: 262.

• Scheufele D. A. et al., Scientists Worry About Some Risks More Than the Public, Nature Nanotechnology advanced online publication (2007).

• Schmidt M., 2006, Public will fear biological accidents, not just attacks, Nature, 441, no. 7097. p.1048 Available here

• Schmidt M., Biller-Andorno N., Deplazes A., Ganguli-Mitra A., Kelle A., Torgersen H., 2008, Background document for the SYNBIOSAFE e-conference, Organisation for International Dialogue and Conflict Management, Vienna, et al. Available here

• Tait J., Riding a Roller-Coaster: Policy, Public and Science Interactions in Synthetic Biology. 2007, at Zurich, 2007. Available here

• Wood S., Geldart A., and Jones R., 2008, Crystallizing the Nanotechnology Debate, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management 20, no. 1: 13-27.