Continuous monitoring of Synthetic Biology What is new in Synthetic Biology research? Highlights of Synthetic Biology monitoring Monitoring of Synthetic Biology from 2018 to 2025 What is new in Synthetic Biology research? The annual number of publications with new…
AI: de novo-generated genes and proteins ZKBS Commentary on the Challenges Posed by Nucleic Acid Sequences and Proteins Generated De Novo Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Evaluation of Genetic Engineering Work The Central Commission on Biological Safety…
ZKBS comments Commentary of the ZKBS on current topics Commentary on the Use of AI in Genetic Engineering In the field of synthetic biology, the ZKBS has now issued a commentary on the challenges posed by de novo-generated nucleic acid sequences and proteins using in…
Commentary on the Use of AI in Genetic Engineering In the field of Synthetic Biology, the ZKBS has now issued a commentary on the challenges posed by de novo -generated nucleic acid sequences and proteins using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the evaluation of…
4th Monitoring Report of Synthetic Biology The ZKBS continues to monitor developments in the field of Synthetic Biology. There have been many new developments in this area in recent years, particularly driven by AI-based methods. With the 4th Monitoring Report on…
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Mirror Bacteria Comment by the ZKBS on the publication by Adamala et al. (2024) on hazards to humans, animals, plants and the environment from the production of so-called mirror bacteria The Central Committee on Biological Safety (ZKBS), represented by the Working…
Joint open letter of COGEM and ZKBS on the need for a specific environmental risk assessment of medicinal products with samRNAs The Netherlands Commission on Genetic Modification (COGEM) and the German Central Committee on Biological Safety (ZKBS) sent a joint open…
ZKBS Commentary on Mirror Bacteria Published on: 22. September 2025 The ZKBS has published a commentary on the publication by Adamala et al. (2024) on the dangers to humans, animals, plants and the environment posed by the production of so-called mirror bacteria. You…
Synthetic Biology Synthetic Biology is a dynamic field of research with an application-related focus to which contributions are made from disciplines that have a biological, technical and information processing emphasis. Synthetic Biology Overview The ZKBS has the…
