Haven't had any time yet to read them. Though " a submission will not be considered if it is: -> is related to policy or risk management aspects, which is outside the scope of Scientific Committees’ activities." So what do they want?
Gotta dig into it, because it directly affects me though. On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 12:10 AM, Cathal (Phone) < [email protected]> wrote: > Anyone have a pdf of that Science ed? > > > On 12 January 2015 22:45:13 GMT+00:00, Markus Schmidt < > [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dear all. >> >> Following the Science Editorial ( >> http://www.sciencemag.org/content/347/6218/107.summary) about the EC >> opinion on synbio and safety, the Guardian has picked up the topic in its >> recent podcast also discussing DIYBio. >> >> http://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2015/jan/12/risks-diy-synthetic-biology-safety >> >> The heart of the matter, the SCENIHR EC opinion on synbio, biosafety and >> risk assessment includes a proper section on DIYBio and is currently open >> for public consultation if you feel like commenting >> >> http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consultations/public_consultations/scenihr_consultation_26_en.htm >> >> Since these EC opinions are known to carry some weight/be influential in >> different types of policy and agenda setting, I can easily imagine the EC >> and the authors of the opinion (I am one of them) to be happy to get some >> sincere feedback from the DIYBio community! Deadline for feedback is *3 >> February 2015**.* >> >> Best regards, Markus >> >> >> > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > -- --------------- http://diyspartanbiotech.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/genetic-engineering-and-synbio-for-beginners-v1.pdf
