Synthetic Biology

Even the fact that such an infection might itself be the result of synthetic biology only emphasises the biological nature of future risks.

But unlike those who had previously attacked the problem, he took advantage of the new tools of synthetic biology.

The Department of Energy is spending $40 million to explore synthetic biology for liquid-fuel production. Here's where the money is going.

Synthetic biology, as the technology that this and myriad less eye-catching advances are ushering in has been dubbed, promises much.

No longer will scientists have to cram complicated synthetic biology into a single cell.

Biofuels may be the most visible tip of commercial synthetic biology but a vast number of other applications beckon.

Amyris started off using large-scale genetic engineering, also known as synthetic biology, to create bugs that make a malaria drug.

Let me give you a concrete example: Let's assume that we want to think about whether we should push for synthetic biology.

The greater danger in synthetic biology, Knight says, comes from the possibility that others will exploit it for evil purposes.

The ability of biological circuits to self-replicate makes synthetic biology unique among all engineering disciplines, Knight says.

"Countries should start legislating for synthetic biology products now to prepare for the near future, " he told SciDev. Net.

Then, whether natural or artificial, the full weight of synthetic biology can be brought to bear on the problem.

These high-throughput but labor-intensive projects serve as an ideal way to introduce undergraduates to hands-on synthetic biology research.

LS9 also uses synthetic biology, but it has concentrated on controlling the pathways that make fatty acids.

One goal of synthetic biology is to make what is known as cellulosic ethanol.

The use of synthetic biology should be restricted since it may be utilized to commit crime.

Thoughtful observers of synthetic biology favour a different approach: openness.

Professor Keasling's slogan is: "With the tools of synthetic biology we don't have to just accept what nature has given us. "

Imagine, say, allying synthetic biology with the genome of Neanderthal man that was described earlier this year.

These genomes are the raw material for synthetic biology.

Furthermore, the progress of synthetic biology was discussed.

They have dubbed their fledgling discipline "synthetic biology" .

The emerging field of synthetic biology is of great potential.

That means it will soon be possible for almost anybody to make DNA to order, and dabble in synthetic biology.

The research program developed in my lab at UCSB aims at contributing in a positive way to medicine and synthetic biology.

The new science of synthetic biology is poised between hype and hope. But its time will soon come.

is a landmark study that represents a major advance in synthetic biology.

Synthetic biology is a rapidly growing research field of scientific and practical importance.

He's a director of Gen9, another synthetic biology start-up, which has intentionally maintained a lower profile.

One of synthetic biology's most radical spirits is Drew Endy.

no technology is risk free , but synthetic biology has the twist that its mistakes can breed.

If synthetic biology is to take off as a technology, that is not merely good, it is essential.

I love to do synthetic biology.

The new discipline of synthetic biology aims to engineer cells to carry out useful tasks, for example to generate valuable compounds.

So Dr Keasling persuaded the Gates Foundation to back his idea for doing the job using synthetic biology.

Beyond this, Chan and the students are evangelical about the future possibilities of synthetic biology.

Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology