Carlson Robert
Bio Economic Research Associates, Cambridge, USA,
Syst Synth Biol. 2007 Aug;1(3):109-17. doi: 10.1007/s11693-007-9010-z. Epub 2008 Feb 6.
Biological technologies are becoming an important part of the economy. Biotechnology already contributes at least 1% of US GDP, with revenues growing as much as 20% annually. The introduction of composable biological parts will enable an engineering discipline similar to the ones that resulted in modern aviation and information technology. As the sophistication of biological engineering increases, it will provide new goods and services at lower costs and higher efficiencies. Broad access to foundational engineering technologies is seen by some as a threat to physical and economic security. However, regulation of access will serve to suppress the innovation required to produce new vaccines and other countermeasures as well as limiting general economic growth.
生物技术正成为经济的重要组成部分。生物技术已经为美国国内生产总值贡献了至少1%，收入每年增长高达20%。可组合生物部件的引入将催生一门类似于造就现代航空和信息技术的工程学科。随着生物工程复杂性的增加，它将以更低的成本和更高的效率提供新的商品和服务。一些人认为广泛获取基础工程技术对人身和经济安全构成威胁。然而，对获取进行监管将抑制生产新疫苗和其他应对措施所需的创新，同时限制总体经济增长。
