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Emerging technologies have a history. They do not emerge out of nothing but develop gradually and continuously. Synthetic biology is no exception. It is rooted in genetic engineering, and many observers maintain that synthetic biology is no more than a new label for just that: genetic engineering.
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Boldt, J. (2016). Swiss watches, genetic machines, and ethics. In: Boldt, J. (eds) Synthetic Biology. Technikzukünfte, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft / Futures of Technology, Science and Society. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-10988-2_1
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