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*[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/17/science/17synt.html Article] in the NY Times on synthetic biology. | |||
*Ham Smith's group reports in PNAS on the [http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16407165 essential genes of a minimal bacterium]. | *Ham Smith's group reports in PNAS on the [http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16407165 essential genes of a minimal bacterium]. | ||
*[http://www.the-scientist.com/2006/1/1/30/1/ Article] on artificial life in the New Scientist. Check out the links to opinions on artificial life and what Synthetic Biology is from [[Drew Endy|Endy]], Venter, Keasling, Church, Noireaux, Holt, and Blattner. | *[http://www.the-scientist.com/2006/1/1/30/1/ Article] on artificial life in the New Scientist. Check out the links to opinions on artificial life and what Synthetic Biology is from [[Drew Endy|Endy]], Venter, Keasling, Church, Noireaux, Holt, and Blattner. | ||
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Revision as of 20:41, 16 January 2006
<wikionly> Go to http://syntheticbiology.org/ </wikionly>
Synthetic Biology is
A) the design and construction of new biological parts, devices, and systems, and
B) the re-design of existing, natural biological systems for useful purposes.
Community news
- Article in the NY Times on synthetic biology.
- Ham Smith's group reports in PNAS on the essential genes of a minimal bacterium.
- Article on artificial life in the New Scientist. Check out the links to opinions on artificial life and what Synthetic Biology is from Endy, Venter, Keasling, Church, Noireaux, Holt, and Blattner.
- Graduate Program and Open Faculty Positions pages started. See Resources section below.
- Special issue on synthetic biology in Nature including the Adventures in Synthetic Biology comic
- EU Synthetic Biology funding announcement
- Pamela Silver's lecture & Lisa Geller's discussion on Synthetic Biology (mp3 file)
- 2005 iGEM Jamboree gets underway, 5 November 2005 (MIT, News)
- Freeman Dyson's talk on the Future of Evolution.
- Mitsuhiro Itaya's group reports in PNAS on combining two genomes in one cell.
- Laurie Zoloth's recent lecture on ethics & Synthetic Biology.
- Paul Rabinow's recent lecture on security & Synthetic Biology.
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