May 27, 2010. Upon Craig Venter's recent announcement that he has successfully inserted the synthetic genome of genitalia mycoplasma into an empty cell, the media has developed huge interest in the matter. This coincided with President Barack Obama's decision earlier to order a six month review of synthetic biology. The panel that is reviewing Obama's request include Venter and several of his synthetic biology colleagues including Jay Keasling and Drew Endy. House committee members lack knowledge regarding synthetic biology. However they were interested in the potential of synthetic biology such as in the areas of synthetic fuels or synthetic compounds. This article also mentions the selling point of this meeting as the commercialization of synthetic biology based on the vested interest of the panel.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/05/congress-obama-synthetic-bio/#more-21922
Jeremy
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