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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