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Chemistry World
October 8, 2013
Hayley Birch |
RNA mimic destined for synthetic genome US scientists have taken another step towards the goal of creating self-replicating molecules like those thought to have spawned life on Earth. The researchers made RNA-like polymers capable of copying short sections of genetic code that they suggest could act as genomes in synthetic cells.   |
Chemistry World
July 2008
Ananyo Bhattacharya |
Sparks of creation Chemists are at the forefront of synthetic biology, the burgeoning field that could soon create artificial life. |
Chemistry World
September 14, 2011
David Bradley |
Brewing up Synthetic Yeast Yeast with synthetic genomes could be very useful for medicinal chemists and drug companies. |
Bio-IT World
July 2005
Kevin Davies |
Synthetic Biologists Assemble Codon Devices Company Emerging leaders in the new discipline of synthetic biology have raised $13 million in first-round venture funding for the field's first commercial entity - a startup company called Codon Devices. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2011
Lucks & Arkin |
Synthetic Biology's Hunt for the Genetic Transistor How genetic circuits will unlock the true potential of bioengineering |
Wired
January 2005
Oliver Morton |
Life, Reinvented A group of MIT engineers wanted to model the biological world. But, damn, some of nature's designs were complicated! So they started rebuilding from the ground up - and gave birth to synthetic biology. |
Chemistry World
May 20, 2010
Hayley Birch |
The first synthetic cell A chemically synthesised chromosome has for the first time been transplanted into a cell to produce a synthetic bacterium. |
Chemistry World
May 7, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Bacterium survives unnatural DNA transplant The first organism that can grow and replicate with an unnatural base pair in its DNA -- giving the cell six nucleotides instead of the usual four -- has been created by scientists in the US. |
Chemistry World
August 23, 2011
Josh Howgego |
Expanded genetic alphabet could spell out new genes Chemists have created an artificial genetic code capable of evolving to produce new genes. The code consists of six bases, rather than the standard four, and could form the basis of randomly mutating synthetic life. |
Chemistry World
May 15, 2014 |
It's life, but not as we know it A US team at The Scripps Research Institute in California, has unveiled the first living Escherichia coli cells with non-natural base pairs in their DNA. |
Chemistry World
April 2010 |
Column: The crucible We are getting better at manipulating cells to grow into the tissues we need. Chemical factors are key, says Philip Ball |
Bio-IT World
August 15, 2005
Kevin Davies |
Pimp My Genome As costs plummet, the ability to rapidly synthesize and customize longer, more intricate fragments of genomic DNA opens up a plethora of applications in basic and applied biology. A commercial synthetic biology industry is beginning to take shape. |
Chemistry World
April 19, 2012
Andy Extance |
Polymers perform non-DNA evolution Scientists have found that six polymer alternatives to DNA can pass on genetic information, and have evolved one type to specifically bind target molecules. |
Chemistry World
March 3, 2013
James Urquhart |
Polymer production line runs on DNA US researchers have developed a purely chemical and enzyme-free system that can build synthetic polymers using DNA as a template. |
Chemistry World
September 4, 2013
Mark Peplow |
Synthetic biology is bursting with life The field encompasses a vast array of research themes, from creating artificial life to engineering microbes to produce medicines or fuels. Through it all, though, runs a rich seam of chemistry. |
Technology Research News
February 26, 2003
Kimberly Patch |
Virtual DNA replicates Self-replication is all around us, but it's not a simple process. Artificial life researchers from Canada have found a way to examine the phenomenon more closely using a computer simulation of self-replicating strings of symbols that work as a simplified sort of DNA. |
Scientific American
June 2006 |
How to Kill Synthetic Biology Assembling a complete genetic circuit promises to advance biotechnology in much the same way that the invention of integrated circuits transfigured electronics. |
Chemistry World
November 25, 2013
Carla Pegoraro |
Steering cells towards biocomputers Bacterial toxins that undergo unique cell interactions have been used to perform logic functions by researchers in Germany. This innovation will help push the limits of synthetic biology. |
Chemistry World
April 10, 2013
Hayley Birch |
Yeast to make malaria drug on demand A natural biochemical pathway that produces the antimalarial drug artemisinin in the sweet wormwood plant has been fully reconstructed in yeast. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2000 |
Science: Greatest Unsolved Mysteries Is there a Fountain of Youth? Will we cure cancer? Can we achieve immortality? Can we create artificial life? Where is the soul? Is the speed of light the ultimate speed limit? Is there other intelligent life in the universe? Can we travel through time? |
BusinessWeek
June 25, 2007
John Carey |
On The Brink Of Artificial Life Craig Venter says success is near, but critics blast efforts to patent synthetic organisms. |
Reason
August 2002
Ronald Bailey |
Forever Young The new scientific search for immortality |
Wired
May 2002
Brian Alexander |
The Remastered Race Artificial chromosomes and in vitro screening are giving new life to the eugenics debate. The question is not whether we want to engineer embryos but how far it should go... |
BusinessWeek
August 12, 2010
Arielle Fridson |
Innovator: George Church Synthetic biologist George Church says he can create living things faster than nature can, essentially speeding up evolution. And he says he can do it cheaply. |
Scientific American
December 19, 2005 |
Lean Gene Machine An ocean bacterium has the most streamlined genome: P. ubique apparently has traded potential for economy in a big way, making its genome the equivalent of a fuel-stingy Volkswagen Beetle, whereas human DNA is more akin to a gas-guzzling Hummer pulling an RV trailer plus a boat. |
Chemistry World
December 20, 2011
Laura Howes |
Cutting edge chemistry in 2011 With the help of an expert panel of journal editors Chemistry World reviews the ground breaking research and important trends in this year's crop of chemical science papers. |
Chemistry World
October 1, 2008
Hayley Birch |
Chemical Knockout for Chlamydia US scientists have used chemical inhibitors to block proteins that Chlamydia produces as it invades cells. |
Managed Care
August 2004
Thomas Morrow |
10,000 Cells on a Chip Signal Start of New Era of Diagnosis Diseases will soon be defined by biochemical pathways and genetic interactions. Biochips may identify patients likely to respond to therapeutic agents. All of this is a big deal for health plans. |
Chemistry World
June 9, 2008
Simon Hadlington |
Artificial virus silences genes Scientists in Korea have created an artificial virus that can target the nucleus of cancer cells and knock out specific genes. |
Salon.com
May 25, 2002
Katharine Mieszkowski |
Our shiny happy clone future Procreation without sex, smarter babies and the right to choose the sexual orientation of your kids -- it's all good, says scientist Gregory Stock... |
Chemistry World
November 24, 2011
Elinor Richards |
Blocking cancer's path A concise synthesis of the natural product rasfonin could reignite interest in this molecule as a tool to develop cancer drugs, say scientists from the Netherlands. |
Chemistry World
February 28, 2013
Andy Extance |
Chemical transport defines 'Goldilocks' cell size A US team has suggested molecular movement as an answer to the question of why cells are the size they are. A question that they say 'still awaits an answer from first principles'. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2007
Brian Orelli |
Take Your Medicine; Earn Your Profits Personalized medicine offers investment ideas. Let's take a look at what this new catchphrase in the medical community actually means, and how investors can benefit from it. |
Scientific American
January 2009
Charles Q. Choi |
Do White Blood Cells Make Cancer Deadly? The ability to spread underlies the killing power of cancer. The process occurs, John Pawelek thinks, when tumor cells fuse with white blood cells -- an idea that, if right, could yield new therapies |
