title: Synthetic biology and conservation of nature: wicked problems and wicked solutions.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Archipelago Consulting, Irvington, New York, United States of America. redfordkh@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kent H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Redford
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Georgina M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Mace
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D057231:Climate Change; D056727:Endangered Species; D053476:Extinction, Biological; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000941:ethics; D058615:Synthetic Biology / Q000941:ethics*
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