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<h3>Community news</h3>
<h3>Community news</h3>
* [http://genomebiology.com/2006/7/8/114/abstract Arkin & Fletcher discuss challenges of applying engineering principles to biology]
*Arkin & Fletcher discuss challenges of applying engineering principles to biology. ([http://genomebiology.com/2006/7/8/114/abstract abstract], [http://genomebiology.com/content/pdf/gb-2006-7-8-114.pdf pdf])
* [http://www.BioSysBio.com BioSysBio 2007, call for abstracts, 2 sessions on Synthetic Biology]
*[http://www.BioSysBio.com BioSysBio 2007] has a call for abstracts.  The conference has 2 sessions on Synthetic Biology.
* [http://www.synberc.org/ US NSF funds $20 million synthetic biology research center at UC Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, Prairie View, & UCSF]
*US NSF funds $20 million [http://www.synberc.org/ synthetic biology research center] at UC Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, Prairie View, & UCSF.
*'''[[Synthetic Biology:SB2Declaration|Public Draft of Declaration from Synthetic Biology 2.0]]'''
*'''[[Synthetic Biology:SB2Declaration|Public Draft of Declaration from Synthetic Biology 2.0]]'''
*Arjun (AJ) Bhutkar's [http://openwetware.org/images/0/02/Aj_bhutkar_synth_bio_jbb_2005.pdf article] in ''The Journal of Biolaw & Business'' analyzing patentability, ethical and regulatory challenges in Synthetic Biology.
*Arjun (AJ) Bhutkar's [http://openwetware.org/images/0/02/Aj_bhutkar_synth_bio_jbb_2005.pdf article] in ''The Journal of Biolaw & Business'' analyzing patentability, ethical and regulatory challenges in Synthetic Biology.

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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.

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Community news

  • Arkin & Fletcher discuss challenges of applying engineering principles to biology. (abstract, pdf)
  • BioSysBio 2007 has a call for abstracts. The conference has 2 sessions on Synthetic Biology.
  • US NSF funds $20 million synthetic biology research center at UC Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, Prairie View, & UCSF.
  • Public Draft of Declaration from Synthetic Biology 2.0
  • Arjun (AJ) Bhutkar's article in The Journal of Biolaw & Business analyzing patentability, ethical and regulatory challenges in Synthetic Biology.
  • Tucker & Zilinskas discuss promise and perils of synthetic biology in the New Atlantis
  • Rosenfeld et al publish a method for inferring the numerical abundance of proteins inside bacteria.
  • Ongoing discussion of community self-governance issues; to be resolved by SB2.0. Please contribute!
  • BioSpectrum Asia Edition has an article highlighting India's involvement in iGEM this year Synthetic Biology
  • Pósfai's & Blattner's groups publish their reduction of E. coli's genome.
  • Webcast of MIT "town hall" meeting on community self-governance options.
  • Goldman School releases white paper on self-governance of DNA synthesis technology for community-wide discussion and comment.
  • Jay Keasling's group publishes a paper about making a lot of artemisinic acid in yeast.
  • Keith Joung's group publishes engineered protein-protein interaction paper.

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