In a review paper published on November 29 in the journal Nature Reviews Genetics, Jewett, director of Northwestern's Center for Synthetic Biology, explores how cell-free engineering evolved from ...

Dubbed "genetic engineering on steroids," the social, environmental and bio-weapons threats of synthetic biology surpass the possible dangers and abuses of biotech.

(Nanowerk News) Synthorx Inc. announced today the official launch of the company, which will be focused on using synthetic biology to improve the discovery and development of new medicines, ...

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June 15, 2017 (Vol. 37, No. 12) Rapidly Developing Field Is an Amalgam of Genetics, Automation, and Computer Algorithms ...

Researchers have discovered that placing synthetic genetic circuits in liposomes prevents them from interfering with one another, while still allowing them to communicate. Not only could this new ...

But the times, they are a changin’. The rise in synthetic biology means no longer being confined to just four letters to make DNA. After decades of work, Steven Benner, an organic chemist at the ...

After a long summer over centrifuges and pipettes, a group of University of Toronto students are ready to pit their genetic know-how against 50 teams from universities across North America. At the ...

This isn't the first example of synthetic biology. Craig Venter in the US chemically duplicated the DNA of a bacteria, building it step by slow step, 11 years ago.

Synthetic biology could be a new example of ARKG's long-running adaptability. Like many of the markets ARKG addresses, synthetic biology is still its nascent stages, but offers epic investment ...