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Awareness & Impressions Of Synthetic Biology
Mar 20, 2013
There has been little change in public awareness of either synthetic biology or nanotechnology since previous surveys, according to this 2013 poll of more than 800 U.S. adults. In the poll, 23 percent of adults say they have heard a lot or some about synthetic biology, compared with 31 percent who say the same about nanotechnology. The most common associations that respondents make with synthetic biology are that it is unnatural, man-made, and artificial or that it has to do with reproducing life. more
Awareness and Impressions of Synthetic Biology: Results of the 2013 Poll
March 20, 2013 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Presentation of results from the 2013 public poll on synthetic biology. more
The Current State of Chinese Innovation
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findNano App Puts Nanotech in Your Pocket
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Navigating the Emerging Science of Synthetic Biology
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Carbon Nanotubes That Look Like Asbestos, Behave Like Asbestos
May 20, 2008A major study published today in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities. The study used established methods to see if specific types of nanotubes have the potential to cause mesothelioma — a cancer of the lung lining that can take 30-40 years to appear following exposure. FULL STORY
Awareness and Impressions of Synthetic Biology: Results of the 2013 Poll
March 20, 2013 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Presentation of results from the 2013 public poll on synthetic biology.
Awareness & Impressions Of Synthetic Biology
There has been little change in public awareness of either synthetic biology or nanotechnology since previous surveys, according to this 2013 poll of more than 800 U.S. adults. In the poll, 23 percent of adults say they have heard a lot or some about synthetic biology, compared with 31 percent who say the same about nanotechnology. The most common associations that respondents make with synthetic biology are that it is unnatural, man-made, and artificial or that it has to do with reproducing life.
Brazilian Congressional Study Mission on Innovation
In the First Brazilian Congressional Study Mission on Innovation, a group of Brazilian congressman and senators visited the Wilson Center, State Department, and MIT to discuss innovation policies in the United States.
Eleonore Pauwels
Formerly European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Technological Development, Directorate on Science, Economy and Society
Eleonore Pauwels is a public policy scholar with the Science and Technology Innovation Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Her primary focus is a comparative and critical analysis of the EU and US approaches towards the societal governance of synthetic biology. She is al...