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Cape Verde Islandsinistry of Education, Culture and Sciences (Netherlands)
| Report Title: |
Dutch Government Conclude Synthetic Biology Covered by Existing Regulations |
| Report ID: |
485 |
| Date: |
12/20/2008 |
| Author: |
Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences |
| Report Type: |
Press Release |
| Publication: |
SingleNews SafeNano |
| URL: |
[SingleNews.aspx] |
| Country: |
Netherlands |
| Organization: |
inistry of Education, Culture and Sciences (Netherlands) |
| Summary: |
Dutch ministers for Research and Development Ronald Plasterk and Jacqueline Cramer have sent a letter to the Dutch Parliament, informing them that currently synthetic biology (a convergence of biotechnology and nanotechnology) is sufficiently regulated under existing laws. However, the ministers support monitoring synthetic biology’s development and in five years, launching a survey of the scientific state of the art, to be completed by the Academy of Sciences KNAW. In the meantime, nanotechnology and biotechnology working groups should monitor synthetic biology developments. |
| Archived Copy: |
dutch_485_7783.pdf |
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