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"The rapidly growing field of synthetic biology is founded on the premise that, if enough of the genetic machinery of cells is understood, then scientists and engineers may begin constructing biological machines and computers for our own purposes. From a toggle switch constructed in genes in E. coli, which represented a primitive form of memory, to more recent examples of blinking bacteria, synthetic biology as a productive area is maturing rapidly.

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Via Gerd Moe-Behrens

Looking to the Future of A New Kind of Science XconomyNKS will also no doubt be important in figuring out how to set up synthetic biological organisms. What would be the most spectacular success for NKS models? Perhaps models that lead to an understanding of aging, or cancer. Perhaps more accurate models for social or economic processes. Or perhaps a final fundamental theory of physics.

 

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Via Gerd Moe-Behrens

'The future is now, it’s not a fetishistic obsession or architectural style. Building a city for 2050 should have started 50 years ago – we’re already late for managing our human investments, so le...

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"Entrepreneurial students from University College London are striving to create tropical paradises made from ocean garbage. The aim of the project is to collect tiny pieces of plastic trash floating in the ocean, then stick them all together to create islands of artificial habitat.

“After months of planning, we are now rallying to construct a ‘plastic island’ using the principles of synthetic biology. In so doing we hope to provide a solution to one of the world’s major environmental problems – the North Pacific Garbage Patch,” the students write."
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Via Gerd Moe-Behrens, dianez

The controversial scientist is convinced that the planet’s biggest problems can be solved by its tiniest organisms. It’s just a matter of creating the right ones.

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