Sentences with phrase «of synthetic biology»

Researchers working in the field of synthetic biology use components that occur in nature and combine them in a new way.

There is even some hope of bringing back entirely extinct species in the future using the new tools of synthetic biology.

On the contrary, the astounding potential of synthetic biology has, if anything, added to the sense of uncertainty.

The expansion of synthetic biology in recent years may let scientists create biofuels that reduce global warming and make cheaper and more effective drugs.

There was a clear and strong desire to study and monitor the potential risks of synthetic biology, which may require a variety of organizations.

This Canadian organization has set out to lower the cost of cancer treatments while also making them more effective by embracing a new wave of synthetic biology technology.

We took the occasion to talk to him about his work and about the future of synthetic biology.

He is midway through a 2 - year project looking at the ethical implications of synthetic biology.

An excellent example of an environmental issue involving uncertain outcomes is regulation of synthetic biology.

The authors explain the need for new strategies in the conservation community to cope with the challenges of synthetic biology.

Environmental scientists and synthetic biologists have for the first time developed a set of key research areas to study the potential ecological impacts of synthetic biology.

I first heard about the area of synthetic biology about three years ago.

It opens the way to the new world of synthetic biology.

The bold dream of synthetic biology is a world in which all living things can be reliably engineered in ways that help everyone and everything.

The nascent field of synthetic biology sits squarely upon a solid scientific foundation built by decades of research in biotechnology and genetic engineering.

The tools of synthetic biology offer hope for the resurrection of extinct species.

The ecological and ethical challenges stemming from this question will require a new and continuing dialogue between members of the synthetic biology and biodiversity conservation communities, according to authors of a new paper.

This milestone lifted the profile of synthetic biology, including its potential for misuse.

The fast pace of synthetic biology may alarm some and lead to apocalyptic thoughts.

What are the benefits and downsides of synthetic biology?

One example of synthetic biology is algae designed specifically for biofuels.

This is what some say about the emerging field of synthetic biology.

Let's hope that this is a key moment in developing the kind of dialogue that is essential if the potential of synthetic biology is to be realised.

A new online survey seeks public opinion about the most pressing ethical, legal, and social implications of synthetic biology.

The world of synthetic biology can make many things possible.

Biomedical applications of synthetic biology include treatment of infection diseases, vaccine development, and regenerative medicine.

Seeking New Life Constructing artificial organisms is a key goal of synthetic biology, because such customized creatures could be made to perform many useful functions [see «Synthetic Life»; SciAm, May 2004].

DARPA itself has been one of the largest public funders of synthetic biology research in the U.S. in recent years, upping its spending on synthetic biology projects to more than $ 100 million in 2014 from nothing in 2010, according to one analysis.

The full benefits of synthetic biology and nanotechnology will not be realized without urgent reforms...

The Synthetic Biology Project is working with the OpenPlant Synthetic Biology Research Centre in a new effort to encourage the responsible development of synthetic biology in the United Kingdom.

Although his PhD from Harvard was in chemistry, he is interested in using our understanding of metabolism and the emerging field of synthetic biology for the benefit of humanity.

, looks at the current regulatory oversight of synthetic biology in the United States through the lens of different products.

«A second innovation is the use of synthetic biology concepts, the modularization of the parts, and integration with a robotic system, so we can do it in high - throughput.»

In lieu of sympathy flowers, the Heinz family has asked that donations in Austen's name be made to the iGem Foundation for the advancement of synthetic biology.

Rather than contemplate the swiftly changing science of synthetic biology itself, bioethicist Laurie Zoloth (left) concerns herself with how this technology affects the moral compasses of the women and men who are developing it.

The emergence of synthetic biology further added to these political biosecurity concerns.

Freeman suggests that the coming era of synthetic biology will be a return to Eden.

In that time period, the Defense Department became a key funder of synthetic biology research.

In August the National Science Foundation affirmed the promise of synthetic biology with a $ 16 million grant to establish the Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center (SynBERC), a collaboration among such institutions as Harvard University, MIT, the University of California at San Francisco, and the University of California at Berkeley.

The startling feat prompted President Barack Obama to ask his newly formed bioethics commission to examine the implications of the Venter study and other kinds of synthetic biology, such as creating biological circuits by putting components together in a cell.

Respondents also expressed greater concern about the risks of synthetic biology as they learned more about the technology.

A study that brought horsepox back to life is triggering a new debate about the risks and power of synthetic biology

The Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is releasing the results of a new set of focus groups, which find continued low awareness of synthetic biology among the general public.

Lead researcher Haifeng Ye, professor of synthetic biology at East China Normal University, said that while the experiments were a success, the technology is still a long way from human clinical trials.

WASHINGTON — On May 19, Eleonore Pauwels, a public policy scholar with the Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, presented recent research findings on public perceptions of synthetic biology before the European Group on Ethics (EGE).

Not only has SynBERC set up an open - source system for sharing DNA sequences and the basic components of synthetic biology, but stretches of synthetic DNA can now be ordered over the Internet at relatively low cost.

This report is the first in a two - phase study that is examining the changing nature of biodefense threats in the age of synthetic biology, focusing on the degree to which it can be used to create a weapon.