| LC control no. | sh2010006918 |
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| LC classification | TP248.27.S95 |
| Topical heading | Synthetic biology |
| See also | Bioengineering Biotechnology |
| Found in | Work cat.: Synthetic biology, c2009: p. 389 (synthetic biology is an emerging field that seeks to employ engineering principles to reprogramme living systems) syntheticbiology.org home page, Apr. 13, 2010 (Synthetic Biology is A) the design and construction of new biological parts, devices, and systems, and B) the re-design of existing, natural biological systems for useful purposes) FAQ (Synthetic biology studies how to build artificial biological systems for engineering applications, using many of the same tools and experimental techniques. But the work is fundamentally an engineering application of biological science, rather than an attempt to do more science. The focus is often on ways of taking parts of natural biological systems, characterizing and simplifying them, and using them as a component of a highly unnatural, engineered, biological system) Wikipedia, Apr. 13, 2010: Synthetic biology (Synthetic biology is a new area of biological research that combines science and engineering. Synthetic biology encompasses a variety of different approaches, methodologies and disciplines, and many different definitions exist. What they all have in common, however, is that they see synthetic biology as the design and construction of new biological functions and systems not found in nature) Biological engineering (Biological Engineering, biotechnological engineering or bioengineering (including biological systems engineering) is the application of engineering principles to address challenges in the fields of biology and medicine. Biological engineering applies principles to the full spectrum of living systems, including molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology, pharmacology, protein chemistry, cytology, immunology, neurobiology and neuroscience. As a study, it encompasses biomedical engineering and it is related to biotechnology. It deals with disciplines of product design, sustainability and analysis to improve and focus utilization of biological systems.) Tucker, J.B. The promise and perils of synthetic biology, via WWW, Apr. 13, 2010 (Synthetic biology is another transformative innovation that will make it possible to build living machines from off-the-shelf chemical ingredients, employing many of the same strategies that electrical engineers use to make computer chips. Drawing upon a set of powerful techniques for the automated synthesis of DNA molecules and their assembly into genes and microbial genomes, synthetic biology envisions the redesign of natural biological systems for greater efficiency, as well as the construction of functional "genetic circuits" and metabolic pathways for practical purposes) Anton, Ted. Programmable planet, 2023: ECIP title page (Synthetic biology revolution) publisher information (make medicines, food, clothing, biofuels and clean ways to remediate our planet; automates evolution) galley (a new field; the science of engineering life at the level of the cell; customizing cells to make food and fuels, medicines and clothing; perhaps to reveal life's origin, or resurrect the animals and plants of the past) glossary (The construction of new biological entities such as enzymes, genetic circuits, and cells or the redesign of existing biological systems. Synthetic biology builds on the advances in molecular, cell, and systems biology and seeks to transform biology in the same way that synthesis transformed chemistry and integrated circuit design transformed computing. The element that distinguishes synthetic biology is the focus on the design of core components that can be modeled, and tuned to solve specific problems) Britannica online, viewed April 12, 2023: Synthetic biology (field of research to create biological systems from smallest constituent parts possible, such as DNA, proteins, and organic molecules; started by using chemical processes to create organic products; related to genetic engineering; attempts to create organic constructions through bioengineering that can produce biofuels and organic pharmaceuticals; ethical concerns related to biological weapons) |
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