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The latest biomedical technologies, from fetal stem cells to human gene editing, offer huge poten
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06/08/2015The development of so-called “gene drive” technology promises to revolutionise medicine and agric
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31/07/2015An engineered ribosome with a permanent connection between its subunits (red) can operate side-by
read moreOrkan Telhan, interdisciplinary artists and assistant professor of Fine Arts at University of Pen
read moreA new report of the BIO∙FICTION Science Art Film Festival, held in Vienna last year, is available
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24/04/2015Synthetic biology is already being used in the processing of biomass to produce industrial goods
read moreNewsweek reports on biofuel production from algae by by Sapphire Energy and Solazyme, both US-bas
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The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) recently issued a
read moreKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urged the biotechnology sector to focus on synthetic biolog
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31/01/2015The new issue of Biocoder includes articles about a programming language for biology, an artistic
read moreThe Global Risks Report 2015 published by the World Economic Forum discusses several emerging tec
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20/01/2015A new book called "Synthetic Biology - Character and Impact", edited by Bernd Giese, Christian Pa
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A new study has shown that controlling organisms on the cellular level does not necessarily requi
read moreAccording to a new report by Allied Market Research, titled "Global Synthetic Biology Market (Pro
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20/05/2014To all iGem teams: Is your iGEM team looking for an exciting Policy & Practices challenge? Would you like to take your project to the next level by exploring it with experts, policymakers, and the public? And would you like to get support and funding throughout this entire process? If your answer is "yes", your team might be an excellent candidate for our Call for Proposals.
read moreMay 7, 2014—Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have engineered a bacterium whose
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08/04/2014Sharing the knowledge within the consortium and laying the ground for mutual learning in the project - these are the goals of the two-days Knowledge Sharing and Mutual Learning Training Workshop on April 9 and 10 in Brussels, organized by platform 2.
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29/03/2014Researchers for the first time grow yeast cells in which a natural chromosome was successively replaced by exchanging the entire natural DNA sequence by chemically synthesized DNA fragments.
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