Synthetic Biology

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Contents 1 What is Synthetic Biology? 2 Readings 3 Courses 3.1 Tools 4 Links 4.1 DIY Bio 4.2 Videos 5 iGEM 5.1 iGEM 2010 5.2 iGEM 2009

What is Synthetic Biology?

• Definition
  • A) the design and construction of new biological parts, devices, B) and systems, and the re-design of existing, natural biological systems for useful purposes.
  • An approach to engineering biology
• Difference with traditional genetic engineering
  • Automated synthesis of genes (parts)
  • Standardization of bioparts

Readings

• Special issues in Journals
  • Royal Society Jun 2009
  • EMBO reports Aug 2009
  • Nature Biotechnology Dec 2009
  • Biological Theory Fall 2009
  • Bioessays Apr 2010

Courses

(@Openwetware)

Tools

• R package

Links

DIY Bio

• DIY BIO
• LAVAamp pocket PCR

Videos

• Bioethical issues - the Presidential Commission
• Decoding synthetic biology... (PBS KEQD)

iGEM

(international Genetically Engineered Machine competition)

iGEM 2010

• Team - Korea_U_Seoul

iGEM 2009

• Team - KU_Seoul
  

  

  KU_Seoul