Summary:

• decisions are complicated, wide-ranging.
• scaling is not easy - petri-dish is easy, reactor or wide deployment is not (like other reactors)
• containment is difficult
• cost-benefit ratio is important and complicated to determine
• while any release is global, GMO regulation differs vastly between countries.

DeLisi, C., et al (2020). The Role of Synthetic Biology in Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Prospects and Challenges. BioDesign Research, 2020, 2020/1016207. DOI: 10.34133/2020/1016207