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Synthetic Biology for Space Exploration

Berkeley Lab Scientists Believe Biomanufacturing a Key to Long-term Manned Space Missions Does synthetic biology

Biotechnology: A new opium pipe

Narcotic drugs could soon be manufactured by yeast Synthetic biology—the technique of moving genes from

Photo courtesy of The Scripps Research Institute. Floyd E. Romesberg, PhD, is an associate professor at The Scripps Research Institute.
Scientists Add Letters to DNA’s Alphabet, Raising Hope and Fear

“The arrival of this unprecedented ‘alien’ life form could in time have far-reaching ethical, legal

Photo courtesy of The Scripps Research Institute. Floyd E. Romesberg, PhD, is an associate professor at The Scripps Research Institute.
Scripps Research Institute Scientists Create First Living Organism that Transmits Added Letters in DNA ‘Alphabet’

“Takes us closer to an expanded-DNA biology that will have many exciting applications—from new medicines

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Bioengineers invent ‘light tube array,’ ‘bioscilloscope’ to test, debug genetic circuits

Rice synthetic biologists shine light on genetic circuit analysis In a significant advance for the

Biology’s drive toward engineering

Biology is on the verge of getting its versions of the lever, wheel and axle,

Synthetic biology research community grows significantly

Update to synthetic biology map identifies new activity across the globe The number of private

Can Synthetic Biology Keep Your Food Safe?

“It’s much better if you test the process as it is working.” On a hot

Can Synthetic Biology Save Wildlife?

What effects will the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology have on the conservation of

Making living matter programmable

Thirty years ago, the future lay in programming computers. Today, it’s programming cells. That was

Bacteria Transformed into Biofuel Refineries

Image via Wikipedia Synthetic biology has allowed scientists to tweak E. coli to produce fuels