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Todd Kuiken publishes Slate article discussing concerns with DARPA’s SynBio Initiatives

May 3, 2017 | Patti Mulligan

Read 'DARPA’s Synthetic Biology Initiatives Could Militarize the Environment' in Slate

Read ‘DARPA’s Synthetic Biology Initiatives Could Militarize the Environment’ in Slate

GES Research Scholar Dr. Todd Kuiken has concerns about DARPA, who’s investments are “bending the entire field of synthetic biology towards military applications.” Will DARPA’s initiatives lead to the militarization of the natural environment?

Read DARPA’s Synthetic Biology Initiatives Could Militarize the Environment on Slate.com

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