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Advocates claim that synthetic biology and the so-called New Breeding Techniques (NBTs) are distinct from genetic engineering (GE), write Helena Paul, Elisabeth Bücking & Ricarda Steinbrecher. In fact ...

In one sense, synthetic biology is the latest phase of genetic engineering. As the next, and more “extreme,” phase, it’s already controversial, stirring up old debates over what happens when ...

The de novo engineering of genetic circuits, ... Levskaya, A. et al. Synthetic biology: engineering Escherichia coli to see light. Nature 438, 441–442 (2005).

Genetic modification is the process of altering the genetic makeup of an organism. This has been done indirectly for thousands of years by controlled, or selective, breeding of plants and animals ...

Excerpted from “Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity” by Jamie Metzl (Sourcebooks, 2019) The term eugenics combines the Greek roots for good and birth.