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*US [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/20070207-2.html HSPD-18] appears to lack guidance re: openness and international transparency in biodefense work. | |||
* 02/07/07 [http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/104/6/1741 PNAS paper, Synthetic ecology, A model system for cooperation] | * 02/07/07 [http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/104/6/1741 PNAS paper, Synthetic ecology, A model system for cooperation] | ||
*BP announces support for [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/02/01/MNGM8NSSDP1.DTL&type=printable Energy Biosciences Institute] | *BP announces support for [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/02/01/MNGM8NSSDP1.DTL&type=printable Energy Biosciences Institute] |
Revision as of 07:11, 8 February 2007
<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.
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Community news
- US HSPD-18 appears to lack guidance re: openness and international transparency in biodefense work.
- 02/07/07 PNAS paper, Synthetic ecology, A model system for cooperation
- BP announces support for Energy Biosciences Institute
- Protocols and Standards workshop for synthetic biology & internet II
- Synthetic Biology 3.0 conference website springs to life.
- Chris Voigt publishes beautiful introductory review entitled "Genetic parts to program bacteria." PDF, PubMed
- ETC group publishes an introduction to synthetic biology.
- Roger Brent has published two commentaries discussing future biological security, and issues of responsibility within the synthetic biology community.
- Ljubljana, Slovenia wins iGEM 2006 Grand Prize & takes home the coveted BioBrick, MIT earns Best System, full details coming online.
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