Dear all. Following the Science Editorial (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/347/6218/107.summary) about the EC opinion on synbio and safety, the Guardian has picked up the topic in its recent podcast also discussing DIYBio. http://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2015/jan/12/risks-diy-synthetic-bio logy-safety
The heart of the matter, the SCENIHR EC opinion on synbio, biosafety and risk assessment includes a proper section on DIYBio and is currently open for public consultation if you feel like commenting http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consultations/public_consul tations/scenihr_consultation_26_en.htm Since these EC opinions are known to carry some weight/be influential in different types of policy and agenda setting, I can easily imagine the EC and the authors of the opinion (I am one of them) to be happy to get some sincere feedback from the DIYBio community! Deadline for feedback is 3 February 2015. Best regards, Markus
