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Synthetic Biology

This page provides educational resources, events, news and products related to synthetic biology. Content will cover aspects from the systems used to create synthetic DNA, proteins and organisms, to their utility in areas such as biopharmaceutical production and biosensor creation.

Synthetic Biology – Highlights

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Accelerating Drug Discovery Through Synthetic Biology

In the drug discovery pipeline, there are several areas where the speed and accuracy of new synthetic biology tools are making a measurable difference in the ability to accelerate drug development while concurrently reducing expenses. In this article, we take a closer look at how synthetic biology can be harnessed to aid the discovery and development of drugs.

Supporting Therapeutic Development With Synthetic Biology

This article will discuss how synthetic biology principles can be applied at various stages of therapeutic development – from elucidating disease mechanisms and identifying drug targets to producing therapeutics at scale.

Synthetic Biology

Download this eBook to explore how synthetic biology is being utilized in the development of cell and gene therapies, cancer therapeutics and improved food and agriculture production processes.

Synthetic Biology

Download this eBook to gain a deeper understanding of synthetic biology and explore key approaches, advances and applications.

Synthetic Biology: Engineering Meets Biology

Featuring expert academic insights, this article will outline recent research advancements in synthetic biology, including novel methods and applications.

Synthetic Biology – News and Features

A Breath of Fresh Air Is Key for Cell-Based Therapies

In 2021, a University-led research team received a contract worth up to $33 million to develop an implantable “living pharmacy” to control the human body’s sleep/wake cycles. Now, the researchers have completed a major step toward achieving this.

Half-Synthetic Yeast Engineered for the First Time

The Synthetic Yeast Genome Project 2.0 declares a major milestone: it has created a yeast strain comprising over 50% synthetic DNA.

Industry Insight

Exploring Key Challenges in Life Science R&D

Technology Networks spoke to Dr. Markus Gershater to learn more about Synthace's Lab automation & experimentation in life science R&D 2023-2024 report, its findings and their significance.

Plastic-Eating Bacteria Turn Waste Into Useful Materials

Researchers have engineered a strain of E. coli that can digest polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics and transform them into adipic acid – a useful feedstock for nylon materials, drugs and fragrances.

How an Unexpected Discovery in a University Pond Changed the DNA Rulebook

A recent discovery, published in PLoS Genetics, challenges the “rulebook” of DNA. We speak with the first author, Dr. Jamie McGowan, to learn about the accidental finding and what it means for synthetic biology.

Digitally Creating 16 Million Colors Using DNA

The DNA double helix is composed of two DNA molecules whose sequences are complementary to each other. Researchers succeeded in creating fluorescent duplexes that can generate any of 16 million colors.

Synthetic Biology – Multimedia

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Synthetic Biology

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Utilizing Synthetic Biology To Help You Scale and Expedite Discovery

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Laboratory Automation Software that Seamlessly Connects to Your Software Ecosystem

Synthetic Biology – Webinars and Online Events

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Rethinking Developmental Biology With Cellular Reprogramming

Bugging Our Bowels: Engineering Bacteria To Eavesdrop on Gut Health content piece image

Bugging Our Bowels: Engineering Bacteria To Eavesdrop on Gut Health

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An Automated Workflow for Untargeted Metabolomics of Complex Biological Samples

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