Glass and his Venter Institute colleagues are now using synthetic biology and
synthetic genomics approaches developed at the JCVI to create cells and organelles with redesigned genomes to make microbes that can produce biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and industrially valuable molecules.
«While previous molecular studies have provided simple snapshots of the gene transcript variations that are associated with the exposure of insects to natural and
synthetic chemicals, the
genomics approaches used in this study offer a significantly more complex perspective on the biochemical and physiological processes occurring in plant - insect interactions,» Schuler said.