Our ability to generate bacterial strains with unique and increasingly complex functions has
rapidly expanded in recent times. The capacity for DNA synthesis is increasing and costing …

The re-use of previously validated designs is critical to the evolution of synthetic biology from
a research discipline to an engineering practice. Here we describe the Synthetic Biology …

Abstract The Joint BioEnergy Institute Inventory of Composable Elements (JBEI-ICEs) is an
open source registry platform for managing information about biological parts. It is capable …

The cyber–physical nature of biotechnology raises unprecedented security concerns.
Computers can be compromised by encoding malware in DNA sequences, and biological …

The SynBioHub repository (https://synbiohub. org) is an open-source software project that
facilitates the sharing of information about engineered biological systems. SynBioHub …

Overlap-directed DNA assembly methods allow multiple DNA parts to be assembled
together in one reaction. These methods, which rely on sequence homology between the …

Background: Leaping DNA read-and-write technologies, and extensive automation and
miniaturization are radically transforming the field of biological experimentation by providing …

No assembly required: Time for stronger, simpler publishing standards for DNA sequences |
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In a bioeconomy that relies on synthetic DNA sequences, the ability to ensure their
authenticity is critical. DNA watermarks can encode identifying data in short sequences and …

ABSTRACT A robust and predictable control of gene expression plays an important role in
synthetic biology and biotechnology applications. Development and quantitative evaluation …