Source: From the Community: What we talk about when we talk about genetic modification: Erin Zess on Medium The big conversation is coming. With rapid developments in gene editing technology we are beginning to see thePosted by: stevenburgess
From the Community: What we talk about when we talk about genetic modification: Erin Zess on Medium
Source: From the Community: What we talk about when we talk about genetic modification: Erin Zess on Medium The big conversation is coming. With rapid developments in gene editing technology we are beginning to see theDesigners who expect the unexpected: What does Swarm Robotics have to do with Synthetic Biology, and why does it matter?
Source: Designers who expect the unexpected: What does Swarm Robotics have to do with Synthetic Biology, and why does it matter? by Dr Chih-Chun Chen and Dr Nathan Crilly Synthetic Biology is a field born fromFrankenflies Sent To Defeat Monster Mosi: Zika in the English press
Source: Frankenflies Sent To Defeat Monster Mosi: Zika in the English press by Brigitte Nerlich, Carmen McLeod and Steven Burgess A coalition of the willing has unleashed a surge of Frankenflies at the frontline ofExpanding the Synbio Toolbox: Microbial Communities Engineering by Konstantinos Vavitsas
Source: Expanding the Synbio Toolbox: Microbial Communities Engineering by Konstantinos Vavitsas Synthetic biology recombines biological parts to gain new functions. Does the definition of a part, however, include a whole microbial species? Biotechnology has reliedEngineering a Solution to Cancer
by Steven Burgess I was stunned when I entered the hospice room. A shriveled, elderly woman sat in the corner, her tiny frame emphasized by the oversize chair that held her. It was hard toPosted by in cancer, CAR-T, featured, Immunotherapy, lungfish, synthetic biology, SynthSys
Controlling the transmission of Zika and other mosquitoe-borne diseases by using genetically engineered mosquitoes
by Gaetan Burgio In the past few weeks, Zika virus infection has become headline news and on February 1st, it was declared as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organisation,Posted by in featured, gaetan burgio, gene drive, synthetic biology, zika virus
How Synthetic Biology Will Solve Biological Mysteries and Make Humans Safer in Space by Lucas Hartsough
The release of the hit movie The Martian highlighted the diverse engineering challenges in visiting the distant surface of another world. More recently, the historic landing of SpaceX’s Falcon first stage gives hope that accessPosted by in featured, medically unexplained symptoms, NASA, Space, synthetic biology
Synthetic Biology: Reshaping the Future? Manchester Policy Workshop Considers Implications of SynBio by Yanchao Li and Philip Shapira
by Yanchao Li and Philip Shapira How to prepare for a world where synthetic biology can reshape our lives, economies, and environment was the theme of a recent workshop on “Synthetic Biology: Reshaping the Future?” HeldPosted by in Events, featured, medically unexplained symptoms, policy, SYNBIOCHEM, synthetic biology
Maintaining the SynBio Community
In this final part of our review of 2015, we look at issues related to growth of the community. Last year saw the first synbio institute established in Singapore (SynCTI) and the investment by thePosted by in featured, review, synthetic biology
Organisms or Machines?
By Aakriti Jain Dr. Dan Nicholson is first a scientist, a molecular biologist. However, unlike most researchers in the constantly changing and expanding field of biology, Dan questions the very directions fields like synthetic biologyPosted by in Climate, featured, Interview, Philosophy, synthetic biology