Building-in biosafety for synthetic biology

Synthetic Biology. Latest developments, biosafety considerations and regulatory challenges

Recent advances in synthetic biosafety

Synthetically engineered organisms hold promise for a broad range of medical, environmental, and industrial applications. Organisms can potentially be designed, for example, for the inexpensive and environmentally benign synthesis of pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals, for the cleanup of environmental pollutants, and potentially even for biomedical applications such as the targeting of sp...

Ethical Debates on Synthetic Biology

Background: As an emerging interdisciplinary area of science with a multitude of potential facilities and applications, synthetic biology integrates different disciplines with one another ranging from basic science to engineering. This interdisciplinary branch therefore encompasses sciences that require specific development and ethical approaches. Materials and Methods: Science management princ...

The Assurance Timeline: Building Assurance Cases for Synthetic Biology

Recent research advances in modifying and controlling DNA have created a booming field of biological engineering called synthetic biology. In synthetic biology engineers manipulate and modify living organisms to change (and produce entirely novel) functionality, which has led to new fuel sources or the ability to mitigate pollution. Synthetic biology research is also expected to lead to methods...

Synthetic biology for synthetic chemistry.

The richness and versatility of biological systems make them ideally suited to solve some of the world's most significant challenges, such as converting cheap, renewable resources into energy-rich molecules; producing high-quality, inexpensive drugs to fight disease; and remediating polluted sites. Over the years, significant strides have been made in engineering microorganisms to produce fuels...