Open AccessSynthetic Biology and Conservation of Nature: Wicked Problems and Wicked Solutions
Author(s) -
Kent H. Redford,
William M. Adams,
Georgina M. Mace
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001530
Subject(s) - biology , conservation biology , wicked problem , synthetic biology , biodiversity , biodiversity conservation , environmental ethics , conservation science , ecology , computational biology , computer science , philosophy , software engineering
So far, conservation scientists have paid little attention to synthetic biology; this is unfortunate as the technology is likely to transform the operating space within which conservation functions, and therefore the prospects for maintaining biodiversity into the future.
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