Tag Archives: synthetic biology

Singularity University To Incubate Synthetic Biology Startups With New Program

Synthetic biology is poised to become one of the big technologies of the 21st Century – a game changing area [...]

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The Craig Venter Interview Gives a Grim Perspective on Genetics

“We have learned nothing from the genome.” That’s the grim message that J. Craig Venter recently gave Der Spiegel in [...]

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DNA Factory Plans to Open Within 6 Months

Good news for all you aspiring Craig Venters out there. Before the end of the year, synthetic biologists will have [...]

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Secret Messages Coded Into DNA Of Venter Synthetic Bacteria

Researchers at the J Craig Venter Institute recently unveiled their first self-replicating synthetic bacteria (M. mycoides JCVI-syn1.0) whose DNA was [...]

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Venter Creates First Synthetic Self-Replicating Bacteria from Scratch

*Update: We’ve included the Science interview with Venter after the break. Craig Venter wants to program life the way we [...]

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Bio-Fab Ready to Distribute Building Blocks of Synthetic Life

The first biological design-build facility in the world announced that it will soon be able to synthesize chemicals, fuels and [...]

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Andrew Hessel’s Singularity University Talk on Synthetic Biology (Video)

Have you ever wished life was more like a video game? Well, Andrew Hessel is here to tell you that [...]

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OpenWetWare – The Wikipedia of Biology

Depending on who you ask wikis are either the distilled divinity collected from humanity or the online equivalent of mob [...]

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iGEM 2009: Synthetic Biology Competition Bigger than Ever this Halloween

Like some Frankenstein monster composed of space camp, graduate school, and science fair, iGEM is ready to spring to life [...]

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MIT is Organizing New Genetic Parts

If you want to check out a book you go to the library. If you want to get a copy [...]

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