ESD.103 instructor Kenneth Oye, with Chap Lawson and Tania Bubela, challenge the synthetic biology community to devise flexible responses to the evolving capabilities of the field to produce problematic compounds in a commentary published in Nature (Drugs; Regulate ‘home brew’ opiates; Nature; V.521, pp. 281-283; 21 May 2016; doi:10.1038/521281a) See also 3 Questions: Kenneth Oye on the regulation of genetic engineering as well as a New York Times article on the Nature comment: A Way to Brew Morphine Raises Concerns Over Regulation; Donald G. McNeil, Jr.; May 18, 2015.
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TPP Prof. Ken Oye and Colleagues On Regulating the Synthetic Biology of Alkaloid Production
