Synthetic biology

25 maio 2020, 09:30 • Gabriel Monteiro

Synthetic biology: (design and construction of new biological functions and systems not found in nature and also the re-design and fabrication of existing biological systems)-Approaches to synthetic biology: i) Engineering of biological systems: Abstraction, Modularity, Standardization; ii) Redesigning life; iii) Creating alternative life (use of unnatural molecules).-Definitions (part, device, chassis, biobrick, physical standard, functional standard, abstraction, engineering cycle).-Standard Parts: Goals and Tools.-Current applications: Tumor-destroying bacterium, Microbial chemical factory (e.g. butanol, ethanol or bio-diesel, Mammalian testbed, Bacterial drug factories (artemisinin).