Synthetic Biology: Rebranding Extreme Genetic Engineering

Center for Food Safety | Blog | Synthetic Biology: Rebranding Extreme Genetic Engineering: "Whenever you read or hear the term synthetic biology, remember that it is a euphemism for extreme genetic engineering.  This supposedly new technology is really just a similar but more extreme form of the genetic engineering of bacteria, plants and animals that has been going on for the last three decades or more.  Because it is an extreme form of genetic engineering, it should not be subject to more, not less regulation. It is the exact reverse of natural."