Synthetic Biology Tools and Technologies: A Comprehensive Overview
Synthetic biology, often coined as syn-bio, is a rapidly evolving field that is revolutionizing various industries by harnessing the power of living organisms to create new and sustainable solutions. Synthetic biology tools are crucial in this process, enabling researchers and scientists to design, construct, and manipulate biological systems. Read on [...]
Colony-Picking Robots: Accelerating Synthetic Biology Research and Genetic Engineering
Synthetic biology, also known as syn-bio, has emerged as a groundbreaking field that combines biology, engineering, and computer science to create and improve organisms for various applications. The ability to engineer microorganisms with enhanced productivity has paved the way for accelerated bioproduction, leading to advancements in biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and specialty [...]
The Promise of Synthetic Biology in Medicine and Healthcare
Underneath the umbrella of synthetic biology (coined syn-bio) are many subfields of emerging discoveries in the scientific community. Syn-bio has many applications, from industrial to pharmaceutical, and the role of synthetic biology in medicine is an important one. An excellent description of what synthetic biology is included in a May [...]
Exploring the Ethics and Risks of Synthetic Biology
From the outset, genetic engineering and manipulation have been one of the issues associated with the ethics and risks of synthetic biology.The earliest roots of synthetic biology (or syn-bio for short) trace back to the 1960s when scientists Francois Jacob and Jacques Monod discovered regulatory circuits that underpin cell response. [...]
Synthetic Biology and Environmental Remediation: Cleaning Up Our Planet
Synthetic biology, or syn-bio for short, looks at problems from an alternative perspective to create solutions. For example, when it comes to synthetic biology and environmental remediation, Ben Bostick, a geochemist at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, has said, “We think about how we can roll back our footprint, and not so [...]
Synthetic Biology and Sustainable Agriculture: Revolutionizing Food Production
The field of synthetic biology (syn-bio for short) is growing at an amazing rate, partly because of all the many ways syn-bio can be useful. If you think about the blanket term “biology,” think of all the applications and many different fields that fall under that umbrella. Synthetic biology can [...]
Can You Grow Anything with Synthethic Biology?
Can you grow anything with synthetic biology? Not quite anything, but perhaps someday you can. Find out more about syn-bio and new plant trends.
An Overview of Synthetic Biology
What is synthetic biology? According to the National Human Genome Research Institute, synthetic biology is “a field of science that involves redesigning organisms for useful purposes by engineering them to have new abilities.” Often called syn-bio, the field is helpful in several applications, such as manufacturing, agriculture, and medicine. Syn-bio [...]
Complete Workflow Solutions: From Cloning to Profiling
What is a Transformation in Biology? Synthetic biology’s future depends highly on the applications being used for research and discovery. Complete workflow solutions aid in cell line production, which is an integral piece of one type of synthetic biology—cellular agriculture. If you’re wondering, “how did they create synthetic meat?,” the [...]
How Transformation Biology Has Helped Scientists
The process of transformation has been instrumental in the field of molecular biology, allowing scientists to better understand genes and their functions. Read on to explore what a transformation is in biology, the history of transformation biology, and which new technologies rely on this biological process. What is a Transformation [...]