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'''<big>Synthetic Biology | '''<big>Synthetic Biology</big> refers to '''<br> | ||
'''A) the design and construction of new biological parts, devices, and systems.'''<br> | '''A) the design and construction of new biological parts, devices, and systems.'''<br> | ||
'''B) the re-design of existing, natural biological systems for useful purposes.''' | '''B) the re-design of existing, natural biological systems for useful purposes.''' |
Revision as of 14:31, 15 September 2005
Synthetic Biology refers to
A) the design and construction of new biological parts, devices, and systems.
B) the re-design of existing, natural biological systems for useful purposes.
Community news
- The Synthetic Biology site has undergone major revisions. Post your feedback on the talk page.
- A Synthetic Biology community has been set up on MIT's DSpace.
- MIT, the J. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, Md., and the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. announce a new study of the societal implications of synthetic genomics. Press releases: MIT, CSIS and Venter Institute.
- Synthetic Genomics, Inc. has been launched to develop new approaches to biological energy.
- Check out taqdot: News for the open source and synthetic biology community
- Codon Devices is founded to "pioneer the emerging field of synthetic biology."
- MIT folks can add/remove themselves to the "synthbio" mailing list here.
OutreachInformation |
Resources• Documents |
Initiatives• Registry of Standard Biological Parts |
Projects• Standard E. coli Strain for BioBricks |
Discussions• Error Detection & Correction in Replicating Machines |
ContributorsLabs |
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