In this third part of our review of 2015, sourced from synthetic biology community, we cover five aspects that relate to developments in automation and commercialization. Synbio is booming, a 2014 report estimated the market could bePosted by: stevenburgess
SynBio is Booming
In this third part of our review of 2015, sourced from synthetic biology community, we cover five aspects that relate to developments in automation and commercialization. Synbio is booming, a 2014 report estimated the market could beSynthetic Biology’s Defence Dollars: Signals and Perceptions
by Dr. Filippa Lentzos, King’s College London Synthetic biology is swimming in defense dollars. The most recent figures available on US trends in synthetic biology research funding indicate that two thirds of the $200 million investedPosted by in Biosecurity, featured, review, synthetic biology
The Gene Editing Tsunami and the 10 SynBio Highlights of 2015
When we decided to crowdsource a review of the year from the synthetic biology community we weren’t sure what the response would be – but it has been fantastic! So good in fact, that wePosted by in CRISPR, Ethics, featured, gene editing, GMOs, PLOS synbio community, review, synbio, synthetic biology
International Summit on Human Gene Editing
by Rhiannon Morris and Chris Wallis Last week scientists and science enthusiasts alike tuned in to listen to what is arguably one of the most important discussions in medical science today; human gene editing. The threePosted by in featured, fMRI methods, gene editing, report
Mars will come to fear my botany powers
NASA seems to believe that making space habitable will require more finesse than Elon Musk’s “let’s nuke Mars” plan, and has funded a couple of synbio projects which seek to provide “the means to producePosted by in featured, synthetic biology