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Past Meetings April 18th 2011 Topic Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues - Synthetic Biology Report & Response Discussion Leaders Megan Palmer & Monica Ortiz Readings PCSBI Report (executive summary only) PCSBI Report Press Release NY Times Article Civial Society Response Discussion Questions How does prudent vigilance differ from the precautionary principle? What does prudent vigilance look like practically? what are your (ethical) responsibilities? what are the (ethical) responsibilities of others? Slides Discussion Slides Discussion Summary Monica and Megan lead the group through an introduction to the Bioethics Commission, its aims, and events leading up to their being asked to examine synthetic biology. They briefly summarized the report recommendations, its proposed set of five basic ethical principles for assessing emerging technologies and some of the new terminology used in the report including 'prudent vigilance' and 'regulatory parsimony'.