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Over the past years, progress in science and technology led to totally new possibilities in the field of synthetic biology. New technologies require new discussions, rules and ethical standarts. Therefore it is reasonable to discuss this within the scope of iGEM, in order that students already deal with the safety and responsible handling of their projects. Especially the progress of de novo gene synthesis, sequencing technologies and bioinformatics are the fundamentals for the rapid development of synthetic biology. Creating genes is a powerful tool given into the hand of students, leading to the question: Can they handle it?

Safety and ethical issues concerning synthetic biology