Synthetic biology
Quest to colonize space demands boost from biotechnology, synthetic biology
The lack of technology for such sustainable life support systems is a major factor underlying criticism of human space exploration ...
Deep-space travel, colonization may rely on genetically engineered life forms
Space exploration fires the imagination but presents many practical challenges—among them, how humans or organisms chosen to accompany us can ...
Glowing trees, no more colonoscopies and other wonders of synthetic biology
Synthetic biology offers the opportunity to create a wide array of novel life forms, products and approaches to medicine -- ...
Designing GMOs for human Mars colonies: Follow the ‘toxic salt’
Before we grow staple grains such as wheat and corn on Mars , we need to deal with the soil's ...
Synthetic biologists developing cells programmed to target, destroy cancer
Synthetic biology might be ready to graduate from cells engineered to perform only one task to multiple cells in a ...
Experts split on whether current regulations can handle coming synthetic biology boom
As synthetic biology innovations make their way to market, questions arise on how these innovations will be regulated ...
Reflections on Craig Venter’s synbio creation: Life, from scratch
A high profile team creates a bacteria by building its genome block by block, but what's the point? ...
Biotechnology, synthetic biology keys to humans colonizing other planets
The lack of technology for such sustainable life support systems is a major factor underlying criticism of human space exploration ...
Science deniers stay home: Synthetic biology crucial to human missions to Mars
Bioprocessing of lunar materials will allow us to transport more people and non-consumable supplies (such as equipment) back and forth, ...
“Home brewed morphine” from genetically engineered yeast? What did the media get wrong?
Researchers report creating genetically engineered yeast strains that take us one step closer to producing opiates using microbes. How did ...
