The Demo Site

Contents:

• Extreme Genetic Engineering: An Introduction to Synthetic Biology
• Introduction: Original Syn?
• Synbio Basics [ Read/Write DNA: Gene Synthesis ~ Cleaning up the Code - Codons, Proteins and Pathways ]
• Five Alive - An Introduction to Five Major Areas of Research in Synthetic Biology [ Making Minimal Microbes - Post-modern Genomics ~ Assembly Line DNA - "Lego" Life-Forms to Order ~ Building Artificial Cells from the Bottom Up - Ersatz Evolution ~ Pathway Engineering - Bug Sweatshops ~ Expanding Earth's Genetic System - Alien Genetics ]
• Implications of Synthetic Biology: [ Building a Better Bio-Weapon - What does synthetic biology mean for bioweapons? ~ The New Synthetic Energy Agenda - Rebooting Biofuels ~ Synthesizing New Monopolies from Scratch - Synthetic Biology and Intellectual Monopoly ~ Synthetic Conservation - What are the implications of gene synthesis and digital DNA for conservation of genetic resources and the politics of biodiversity? ~ Synthetic Commodities - Implications for Trade ~ Synbiosafety ]
• Synthetic Governance (Trust us. We’re experts.)
• Recommendations
• Case Study: Synthetic Biology’s Poster Child - Microbial Production of Artemisinin to Treat Malaria
• Glossary
• Endnotes