synthetic biology
Designing living systems
Synthetic biology is the design and construction of biological systems that don't exist in nature, or the redesign of existing ones.
It applies engineering principles to biology—building genetic circuits, creating artificial organisms, or programming cells to produce drugs, fuels, or materials: Synthetic biology could revolutionize how we manufacture vaccines.
The field raises questions about biosecurity and the ethics of creating new life forms.
Gene-editing molecular machinery
- gene editingTargeted DNA alteration
- DNA sequencingReading nucleotide base order
- Golden GateCalifornia strait and bridge
- transformationThorough change in form
transfection · genome editing · recombinant DNA · knockout · knockin
Study of entire genetic sequences
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- bioethicsMoral philosophy for medicine
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- simulationImitation of real processes
standardization · characterization · abstraction · modularity · orthogonality
Fuel from organic sources
- bioremediationLiving organisms detoxify pollutants
- biosensorBiological chemical detection device
- bioplasticPlant-derived synthetic material
- insulin productionCreating blood sugar regulator
lab-grown meat · biomanufacturing · spider silk · vanillin · vaccine development · gene therapy · diagnostic tools
Vessel for growing organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- cell cultureLaboratory technique for growing tissue
- automationSelf-operating system design
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
biocontainment · scale-up · quality control · bioprocessing · pilot plant
CRISPR
Gene-editing molecular machinery
- gene editingTargeted DNA alteration
- DNA sequencingReading nucleotide base order
- Golden GateCalifornia strait and bridge
transformation · transfection · genome editing · recombinant DNA · knockout · knockin
genomics
Study of entire genetic sequences
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- bioethicsMoral philosophy for medicine
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
simulation · standardization · characterization · abstraction · modularity · orthogonality
biofuel
Fuel from organic sources
- bioremediationLiving organisms detoxify pollutants
- biosensorBiological chemical detection device
- bioplasticPlant-derived synthetic material
insulin production · lab-grown meat · biomanufacturing · spider silk · vanillin · vaccine development · gene therapy · diagnostic tools
bioreactor
Vessel for growing organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- cell cultureLaboratory technique for growing tissue
- automationSelf-operating system design
laboratory · biocontainment · scale-up · quality control · bioprocessing · pilot plant
GMO
Lab-altered life form
- transgenicHaving inserted foreign genes
- biologycells, DNA, cell, gene, bacteriology
- academic fieldsmathematics, chemistry, physics, history, philosophy
- emerging techAI, augmented reality, robotics, virtual reality, nanotech
- Frontier Techquantum computing, AI, nanotechnology, biotechnology, robotics
- biotechnologygenetic engineering, bioengineering, gene editing, gene splicing, DNA analysis
- Synthetic Biologystandardized parts, bioengineering, biocontainment, kill switches, toggle switches
synthetic biologyDarwinian evolution
Species change through selection
natural selection · evolutionary biology · spontaneous generation
synthetic biologynatural history
Study of organisms and environments
taxonomy · naturalism · systematics · comparative anatomy · biogeography
synthetic biologyconservation biology
Study of protecting biodiversity
wildlife preservation · rewilding · environmental protection · nature conservation · ecological restoration
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