• Letter to Dr. Amy Gutmann Chair, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

  Civil society's letter to the president's commission on synthetic biology

• Letter to Rep. Xavier Becerra

  Letter written in support of the introduction of the Genomic Research and Accessibility Act

• Amicus brief filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

  In the case, Myriad Genetics is filing for a patent on two genes associated with increased risk for cancer. The groups signed on to the amicus brief want the court to rule that human genes cannot be patented.

• Letter to Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D., U.S. Food and Drug Administration

  Letter urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to fully assess the impacts of genetically engineered Atlantic salmon before acting on AquaBounty Technologies’ application for the first ever approval of a GE animal for human consumption.

• Letter to the FDA re: Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0385

  Labeling of AquAdvantage genetically engineered salmon.

• Nanotechnology, climate and energy: Over-heated promises and hot air?

  This groundbreaking report rigorously examines claims that nanotechnology will allow for continued economic growth and resource use while minimizing environmental impacts, showing that to date nanotechnology has failed to make good on these promises.

• Synthetic solutions to the climate crisis: The dangers of synthetic biology for biofuels production

  This report highlights our concerns with using synthetic biology to develop next-generation fuels. Synthetic biology is a dangerous, untested, unregulated technology that threatens the environment and public health.

• Letter to Rep. Henry Waxman and Rep. Joe Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce

  Offering testimony from civil society on the environmental and societal implications of synthetic biology

• Manufactured nanomaterials and sunscreens: Top reasons for precaution

  Nanomaterials are already being used (unlabelled) in hundreds of consumer products including sunscreens and cosmetics. This report explains why this is reason for concern.

• Nano & biocidal silver: Extreme germs present a growing threat to public health

  Hundreds of consumer products incorporating nanomaterials are on the market. Many of these contain nano-silver. This report highlights the potential environmental and human health risks.

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