Business and science: How risky is SynBio?
Synthetic biology is a fast growing industry, but who is regulating it?
Business Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
For all the exciting developments in the synthetic biology industry, there are also concerns.
People can edit genes in their garages these days, so who’s regulating this space?
Plus - we’ll hear about the exciting new business models with biology at their core, including one of the first synbio businesses to trade as a public stock - Ginkgo Bioworks.
Presenter: Gareth Mitchell Producer: Izzy Greenfield
(Image: A petri dish in a lab. Credit: Getty Images)