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
- 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.
- iGEM 2006 Jamboree is this weekend at MIT!!!
- Isaacs, Dwyer and Collins discuss promises and challenges of RNA synthetic biology. (pdf)
- 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.
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