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CIS and Wilson Center Receive NSF Grant
CIS and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars are collaborating on a $233,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help realize potential benefits and to address potential ecological effects of synthetic biology. The project will be conducted jointly by the Center's Program on Emerging Technologies, directed by MIT professor Kenneth Oye, and
the Synthetic Biology Project at the Wilson Center. It will build on four previous workshops that brought together a wide range of scientists, regulators, NGOs,
companies, and other stakeholders to discuss possible ecological risks associated with synthetic biology products and to identify sources of uncertainty over risks. Read more
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précis Spring Issue Now Online
The spring issue of précis is now available. The main features include: an interview with Cindy Williams, principal research scientist at the Security Studies Program; an excerpt from the book Cyberpolitics in International Relations by Nazli Choucri, professor of political science; and an essay "The Right to Kill?"
by Graham Denyer Willis, a PhD candidate in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning. |
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