Synthetic biology represents a recent and explicit attempt to make biology easier to
engineer, and through this to open up the design space of genetic engineering to a wider …

Synthetic biology is an emerging sphere of practice concerned with trying to make biology
easier, cheaper and more reliable to engineer. 1 Engineering is a key source of inspiration …

Synthetic biology is transforming the development of human and animal therapeutics in
ways unimaginable just a decade ago. The unreliable and costly process of discovery and …

Synthetic biology is a rapidly emerging interdisciplinary field of science and engineering that
aims to redesign living systems through reprogramming genetic information. The field has …

The novelty of synthetic biology lies in the use of synthesized parts that can be arranged to
make useful products. Such advanced, high-throughput genetic engineering projects …

Public engagement in science with diverse cross-sections of the community is considered a
critical aspect of responsible biotechnological innovation. While the research community …

During 2007 and 2008 synthetic biology moved from the manifesto stage to research
programs. As of 2009, synthetic biology is ramifying; to ramify means to produce …

The synthetic biology research community will influence the future development of synthetic
biology and its emergence into the sociopolitical and regulatory arenas. Because of this …

With the promise to address societal challenges by engineering life, synthetic biology claims
the authority to declare what technological futures are possible, desirable, and good. This …

New and emerging sciences and technologies present particular analytical problems for
their investigators. This chapter addresses some of these problems while unpacking the …