We developed synthetic chemicals because they were cheap without thinking about their health and environmental consequences.
From the dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com
Synthetic biologists, still a small group, are aware of these risks and are already thinking about how to counter them.
From the economist.com
Design thinking and strategic thinking have some commonalities in their characteristics, both are synthetic, adductive, hypothesis-driven, opportunistic, dialectical, enquiring and value-driven.