Synthetic Biology
Letters, Testimony & Comments
August 27 2012
We are writing to caution against granting a waiver for the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). A number of groups and some governors seem to believe that the RFS is a substantial part of the equation when it comes to grain prices, and waiving the program this year or next will ease the impact of the drought on consumers. There is substantial evidence to the contrary.
October 1 2010
BIO submitted letters to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues proposing formation of a federal interagency working group to coordinate all agencies’ approaches to regulating synthetic biology.
January 26 2010
BIO is generally supportive of the referenced draft guidance and considers it an important initial step towards screening both producers and customers.
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