by Andrew Maynard | Jul 20, 2014 | Public Health, Risk
Pathogen safety in federal labs Over the past few weeks, revelations of potentially dangerous errors in US federal labs handling pathogens have placed health and safety high on the national agenda. In June, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 30, 2008 | Engagement, Public Perception, Synthetic Biology
So, you have a cool new science that could make a major impact on global challenges like energy, disease and pollution and you want to make sure it reaches its full potential. What do you do? At some point, having a heart to heart with “the public” might be a good...