Update to synthetic biology map identifies new activity across the globe The number of private and public entities conducting research in synthetic biology worldwide grew significantly betwe... Read more
What effects will the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology have on the conservation of nature? The ecological and ethical challenges stemming from this question will require a new and... Read more
Thirty years ago, the future lay in programming computers. Today, it’s programming cells. That was the message of panelists at an afternoon session yesterday (March 25) in Stanley Hall audit... Read more
The approach could be used on other pests as well A new discovery promises to allow expanded use of a mainstay biological pest control method, which avoids the health, environmental and pest... Read more
Scientists report that they have developed a method that cuts down the time it takes to make new parts for microscopic biological factories. The scientists, from Imperial College London, say... Read more
The advance could lead to more innovative ways of sourcing fuel from natural resources Writing in PNAS, the researchers have shown that the emerging field of synthetic biology can be used to... Read more
Image via Wikipedia IT ALL STARTED with a brawny, tattooed building contractor with a passion for exotic animals. He was taking biology classes at City College of San Francisco, a two-year c... Read more
A groundbreaking poll finds that almost half of U.S. adults have heard nothing about nanotechnology, and nearly nine in 10 Americans say they have heard just a little or nothing at all about... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Synthetic biology is a science that lies at the intersection of biology and engineering—and is therefore quite an intriguing subject for a microbiologist to venture into.... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Synthetic biology can mean reconstructing organisms, redesigning biology, or recreating life—and each of these uses has different implications. The J. Craig Venter Instit... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Synthetic biology has allowed scientists to tweak E. coli to produce fuels from sugar and, more sustainably, cellulose The bacteria responsible for most cases of food poi... Read more