14 February 2010
♥ blog du jour 2.14.10

Synthetic biology refers to both:
*the design and fabrication of biological components and systems that do not already exist in the natural world
*the re-design and fabrication of existing biological systems.
Read the NYTimes Article
*yes I know it's long... so the blog is 25pts this week*
Links to Synthetic Biology (1) (2)
1. Is the concept of "human created life" a good thing?Is it moral? Is it ethical?
2. Take a stand, yes or no, and write a minimum of 5 sentences to state and support your viewpoint.
3. Find a link that supports the viewpoint that is the opposite of your viewpoint, and tell what it states that is different from your opinion.
Take the anonymous poll below