Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment (Jan 2021)

Synthetic bio/techno/logy and its application

  • Alemu Tebeje,
  • Henok Tadesse,
  • Yizengaw Mengesha

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2021.1960189
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. 1
pp. 1156 – 1162

Abstract

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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.

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