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<h2>Considerations</h2>
<h2>Considerations</h2>
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<b>Synthetic Biology and Grand Strategy</b><br><br>
 
Human practice considerations provide important opportunities to provide context from which specific ends can be enumerated. This area strikes across disciplinary boundaries, connecting scientists with ethicists, policymakers and other entities to explore the means by which the defined ends are to be reached. Along this vein, principles of grand strategy, the practice of “achieving large ends with limited means”, has importance in these considerations. This report echoes proposals published in International Health by Leslie Curry and colleagues for greater application of grand strategy to SynBio in the global health arena, where our project finds its utility.<br><br>
Human practice considerations provide important opportunities to provide context from which specific ends can be enumerated. This area strikes across disciplinary boundaries, connecting scientists with ethicists, policymakers and other entities to explore the means by which the defined ends are to be reached. Along this vein, principles of grand strategy, the practice of “achieving large ends with limited means”, has importance in these considerations. This report echoes proposals published in International Health by Leslie Curry and colleagues for greater application of grand strategy to SynBio in the global health arena, where our project finds its utility.<br><br>
Synthetic biology (SynBio) is receiving rapidly growing attention as a field with fantastic potential to improve quality of life. As the scope of synthetic biology expands, so does the need for proper oversight. The influence of the SynBio community will rely on how well its goals align with the needs of its intended beneficiaries. In other words, the community must clearly define the ends it wishes to achieve.
Synthetic biology (SynBio) is receiving rapidly growing attention as a field with fantastic potential to improve quality of life. As the scope of synthetic biology expands, so does the need for proper oversight. The influence of the SynBio community will rely on how well its goals align with the needs of its intended beneficiaries. In other words, the community must clearly define the ends it wishes to achieve.

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