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Synbio news • 02/26/09 Synthetic Biology Taps DNA’s Business Potential

Promising everything from algae-derived petroleum to personalized medicine to drought-resistant crops, synthetic biology - or synbio - is rapidly sprouting disruptive new technologies in energy, healthcare, specialty chemicals, and agriculture…

Synbio news • 02/14/09 Benefits of synthetic biology discussed

BIOTECHNOLOGY:THE TIME is coming when if a new drug, cheap fuels or novel materials are needed, synthetic biology will deliver them. However, with the possibility of building “artificial” organisms comes the risk of unintentional harm should they escape…

Synbio news • 02/09/09 Do Synthetic Biologiests Play God?

If mankind creates a microbial life form are we playing God? And, if we are, is that wrong?...

Synbio news • 02/07/09 Alternative Jet Fuel: The Jatropha Plant?

An ugly, toxic, tough-skinned weed has made a bit of a splash in recent weeks as a renewable energy source that wields a unique distinction: a decent shot at commercial viability…

Synbio news • 02/06/09 Biosecurity: Life Scientists Cautious About Dual-Use Research, Study Finds

Some life scientists are changing the way they do business because of security concerns, according to a U.S. survey released this week…

Synbio news • 01/14/09 Solazyme Showcases Jeep Fueled by World’s First Algal-Based Renewable Diesel at CALSTART Target 2030

Solazyme, Inc., a renewable oil production company and leading algal synthetic biology company, will feature a Jeep Liverty fueled by the world’s first algal-based renewable diesel, SoladieselRD™, at CALSTART Target 2030…

Synbio news • 01/12/09 Algae – the slimy scum that could end the fuel crisis

It’s green, slimy and one of the simplest organisms on the planet, but it could hold the key to the impending global fuel crisis…

Synbio news • 01/07/09 Immoral advances: Is science out of control?

What would our forebears have made of test-tube basies, microwave ovens, organ transplants, CCTV and iPhones?...

Synbio news • 01/07/09 Rise of the garage genome hackers

Katherine Aull’s laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, lacks a few mod cons…

Synbio news • 01/07/09 Flow of venture capital for green tech slows

After years of rapid growth, venture capital investments in green technology started shrinking in the fourth quarter of 2008 as the financial crisis took its toll, two new reports show…

Synbio news • 12/30/08 Students, Scientists Build Biological 'Machines'

Student participants in the 2008 International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition crafted biological "machines," or living organisms, using original combinations of DNA and other organic material to help tackle environmental and health problems.

Synbio news • 12/27/08 Biohackers attempt to unstitch the fabric of life

Allegedly, thousands of Americans are "biohacking" to genetically engineer organisms in their living rooms or garages. One such experimenter is attempting to "rewire the DNA of yogurt bacteria so that they will glow green to signal the presence of melamine"...

Synbio news • 12/15/08 Opinion: Synthetic biology is a key to energy independence

Barack Obama recently pledged to establish a $150 billion "Apollo project" for energy independence…

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