This is the first in a series of four articles looking at Synthetic Biology. First up, I look at how Synthetic Biology is defined.
The science of Synthetic Biology has continued to evolve in recent years, much like the definition itself. Collaborative and interdisciplinary, Synthetic Biology draws on mathematical and computational, biomolecular, chemical and physical sciences together with information technologies and engineering. It has folded within its definition GMO, Genetic Engineering and Systems Biology to emerge as Engineered Biology in countries such as the U.S.A. Though the scientific community have moved through these definitions as quickly as research has progressed, the wider community has yet to catch up.
To read the full article, click here. Published in Australian and New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker magazine, February 2023.
Image credit: Australian and New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker February 2023
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