Side Event

Synthetic Biology - Exploring the Implications

Organizer
Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration

Date and Time
15 October 2007 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8J 5)

A patent for the first human-made species has been applied for. What are the implications of synthetic life for the environment? for intellectual property? For how we define life?