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Responses from Renowned Scientists

Beatrix Süß

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“Synthetic Biology is characterized by its enormous interdisciplinarity, bringing together scientists from different disciplines. […] I feel that it is necessary to implement this thinking in the curriculum of our universities.”

Eytran Ruppin

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“Synthetic Biology is at a stage[…] where there is a lot of promise or a lot of hype and yet you need to deliver”

Gaudenz Danuser

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“Synthetic Biology is happening and therefore we need students who can do it and critically think about it.”

Ioannis Xenarios

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“A better access to a certain type biotechnology products at a cost that is reasonable. And ultimately, […] help mankind take the next challenge.”

Luis Serrano

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“For me synthetic biology differs from biotechnology that it uses rational engineering and design.”

Philipp Bastien

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“I would try to convince you that curiosity is what makes it really fascinating.”

Roy Wollmann

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“Tremendous effect on the scientific community: The availability of new tools […] will open up a whole new field of experiments that we can do that we weren’t able to do before.”

Ulricke Gaul

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“There is always the danger when you create something new that has never existed before, that if you release it into the world at large that it might harm something.”

Uri Alon

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“It’s hard for me to believe that the century will end without a profound incorporation of understanding of biology into everyday’s life.”

Victor De Lorenzo

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“My view of synthetic biology has changed in the last few years from being just a mere extention of molecular genetics […] into something that allows us to understand and also to reprogram biological systems with a degree of predictability.”

Walter Kolch

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“A broad way of thinking and an open way of thinking, […] you also need to be inventive and actually finding the right applications. You need to be an allrounder.”