Synthetic biology in Mexico: Brief history, current landscape, and perspectives towards a bio‐based economy [PDF]
Engineering BiologySynthetic biology (SynBio) makes biology easier by leveraging engineering principles and other disciplines to design and construct biological systems with novel or enhanced functions. SynBio has led to the development of more sustainable biotechnological
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Repository-based plasmid design. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 There was an explosion in the amount of commercially available DNA in sequence repositories over the last decade. The number of such plasmids increased from 12,000 to over 300,000 among three of the largest repositories: iGEM, Addgene, and DNASU.
Joshua J Timmons, Doug Densmore
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BioDesign Research, 2022 The international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation has continued to promote synthetic biology education throughout its 2021 competition.
Hannah Moon
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A BioBrick compatible strategy for genetic modification of plants [PDF]
Journal of Biological Engineering, 2012 Background Plant biotechnology can be leveraged to produce food, fuel, medicine, and materials. Standardized methods advocated by the synthetic biology community can accelerate the plant design cycle, ultimately making plant engineering more widely ...
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Academic competition-based learning cultivates scientific literacy to promote professional competitiveness in medical undergraduates [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundContemporary healthcare requires medical professionals with advanced scientific literacy. Current undergraduate medical curricula may not consistently develop this critical skillset.
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An integrated engineering worldview of synthetic biology education through the lens of webinar based pedagogy [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologySynthetic biology is an interdisciplinary field that brings together engineering and biology concepts alongside the arts and social sciences to develop solutions to pressing problems in our world.
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Protein engineering in the computational age: An open source framework for exploring mutational landscapes in silico [PDF]
Engineering Biology, 2023 The field of protein engineering has seen tremendous expansion in the last decade, with researchers developing novel proteins with specialised functionalities for a range of uses, from drug discovery to industrial biotechnology.
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A synthetic biology toolkit for rationally designing genetic circuits in Acinetobacter baumannii [PDF]
Frontiers in Systems BiologyIntroductionAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a severe global health threat, with Acinetobacter baumannii among the critical AMR priorities highlighted by World Health Organization (WHO).
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Towards effective cystic fibrosis gene therapy by optimizing prime editing and pulmonary-targeted LNPs [PDF]
Frontiers in Systems BiologyCystic fibrosis (CF) is the most prevalent inherited disease. Inactivating mutations in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene lead to the accumulation of viscous mucus and subsequent respiratory complications.
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Promoting Microbiology Education Through the iGEM Synthetic Biology Competition [PDF]
FEMS Microbiology Letters, 2015 Synthetic biology has developed rapidly in the 21st century. It covers a range of scientific disciplines that incorporate principles from engineering to take advantage of and improve biological systems, often applied to specific problems.
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