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 three broad «focus areas» laid out in this week's announcement include technology to support service members (including prosthetics and neurological therapies) and
synthetic biology research such as the Living Foundries program.
The Synthetic Biology Project is participating in a new capacity - building initiative in the United Kingdom, where the government is spending more than $ 66 million to
encourage synthetic biology research in the country.
The proofs of concept, especially the curli production and export model they developed, make their project a valuable contribution to the body of
synthetic biology research, said St. Louis.
The report, U.S. Trends in Synthetic Biology Research, finds that between 2008 and 2014, the United States invested approximately $ 820 million dollars in
synthetic biology research.