Regulate Synthetic Life Science While the Horse is Still in the Barn � Secondhand Smoke | A First Things Blog

Regulate Synthetic Life Science While the Horse is Still in the Barn � Secondhand Smoke | A First Things Blog: "The CBC asked me to comment on the ethical implications of the recent scientific announcement that they have implanted an artificially created genome into a bacteria. My main take is that the time to regulate this emerging field is now, not later, while we have time to deliberate and create proper protections that doesn’t stifle science."