Reference 1. Reference 2. Inside the Cell. Synthetic biology. Synthetic biology is the design and construction of biological devices and systems for useful purposes.[1] It is an area of biological research and technology that combines biology and engineering, thus often overlapping with bioengineering and biomedical engineering. It encompasses a variety of different approaches, methodologies, and disciplines with a focus on engineering biology and biotechnology.[2] The advance of synthetic biology relies on several key enabling technologies provided at ever increasing speed and lower cost. DNA sequencing, fabrication of genes, modeling how synthetic genes behave, and precisely measuring gene behavior are essential tools in synthetic biology.
Its popularity has grown as a result of increasing developments within DNA synthesis technologies; now it is more affordable to synthesize a gene as opposed to cloning it. History[edit] Let me now comment on the question "what next". Perspectives[edit] Biology[edit] Chemistry[edit] Engineering[edit] Cloning[edit] BioWeb Home. WKU Biology. Biological: Carolina Tips. Groups. Pathguide: The Pathway Resource List. Topics. Kimball's Biology Pages.
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