“Participating means accepting”: debating and contesting synthetic biology

摘要: This article analyses opposition to public debates. In doing so, the builds upon tradition of analyzing controversies by symmetrically describing advocates and opponents First, debates on synthetic biology will be placed in their wider political institutional context. The call for a “serene” debate French authorities retraced its genealogy vis-a-vis previous (i.e. genetically modified organisms (GMOs) nanotechnology) elucidated. then describes how group Pieces et main d’œuvre (PMO) obstructed biology, an obstruction that analyzed mobilizing extending notion divisible versus indivisible conflicts. But also move beyond symmetrical analysis controversy discussing one criticisms raised PMO, some researchers are “sociologists acceptability.” notions divisibility, indivisibility wh...