1DegreeBio Blog: Open Source Software to Diminish Synthetic Biology Risk

In recent years, the term synthetic biology has become very popular. Synthetic biology is a new area of biological research and technology that combines science and engineering. It encompasses a variety of different approaches, methodologies, and disciplines with a variety of definitions. The common goal is the design and construction of new biological functions and systems not found in nature. The advancement of synthetic biology relies on several key enabling technologies, provided at ever increasing speed and lower cost. DNA sequencing, fabrication of genes, modeling the synthetic gene's behavior and ensuring its precise measurements are the essential tools used in 


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Smartmoney: Rise of the Senior-Citizen Entrepreneur

If you think your adult children – or your grandchildren – are the only ones who have the brains and passion to be successful entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere, think again.


.....And maturity is likely to play an even bigger role going forward. Other fields in science and engineering are “advancing just as rapidly” as the computing world: robotics, synthetic biology, medicine and nanomaterials, among others. “Though college dropouts may know all about social media,” Mr. Wadhwa writes, “it is very unlikely they understand the intricacies of nanotechnology and artificial intelligence as well as their elders do....


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