Synthetic bio/techno/logy and its application

Abstract

Synthetic Biology, which began in the 1970s, is a rapidly growing, multidisciplinary field that aims at improving our capacity to design, assemble or develop biological molecules. Nowadays, instead of mapping a particular gene and transferring it to a deficient cell, scientists are building life from scratch in the absence of societal debate and regulatory oversight. This mini-review outlines the explanations and principles, genome minimization techniques, application and ethical considerations.

Keywords

• synthetic genomics
• synthetic biology
• genome minimization
• bottom-up
• top-down