Sentences with phrase «by synthetic biology»

They'd be transformed by synthetic biology, a young field of engineering that crafts building materials from DNA and cells rather than more traditional biological materials, like trees.

Moreover, the leaps made by synthetic biology will potentially open up new avenues to benefit humankind.

Two days with lectures, discussions, the opening of an exposition of works of art inspired by synthetic biology, and a film competition.

The Communicating Synthetic Biology panel, moderated by Andrew Maynard of Arizona State University, delved into the challenges posed by synthetic biology and other quickly - emerging technologies.

Co-author Bill Adams of the University of Cambridge, said: «Our strategies for conserving ecosystems, species, and genetic diversity, formulated over the past century, are profoundly challenged by synthetic biology.

Todd Kuiken, senior programme associate with the Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, speaks with Lisa Palmer on why he is promoting informed policy - making for the emerging food products being produced by synthetic biology processes.

In its final report, the committee will use this framework, revising as needed, as a tool to provide the U.S. Department of Defense with an assessment of the concerns presented by synthetic biology technologies and applications, as well as possibilities for mitigation.

«It is difficult to imagine the transitions led by synthetic biology,» says Juan Enriquez, co-founder of Synthetic Genomics, a California - based company that commercializes genome - related technologies.

«Identifying vulnerabilities posed by synthetic biology: Framework to identify and prioritize potential areas of concern associated with the field proposed.»

This is all inspired by the 1970s science fiction film The Andromeda Strain, and by synthetic biology's potential to create artificial organisms, leading to a scenario of possible new lifeforms and lifestyles.