Synthetic biology and the engineering of living systems are the new branch of biology and engineering combined. These two subjects combine many disciplines such as biotechnology, molecular biology, systems biology, chemical engineering and computer engineering. Over the past decade, many engineers have become interested in ‘doing biology’.1 However, people still believe that we do not yet know enough biology to make synthetic biology a predictable engineering discipline.1 Therefore, this new branch requires more time in order to be understandable.
These new fields require trained engineers and biologists to be able to do concept proof. At the present time, there are a few people out there working on living systems engineering and they are not
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The Global Chemistry industry is a five trillion dollar industry. It is one of the biggest. We are addicted to petroleum products. Gasoline is not an unlimited resource and soon enough we will exhaust all our reserves. That’s not the important problem. Once we reach the limit human race will find alternative fuel. Fixing problems and finding a better solution are in our DNA. The problem that we can’t fix now is the air pollution and global warming. Synthetic biology might be the solution. Engineer bacteria that starts synthesis with glucose and turn out biofuels or fine chemicals such as vanillin or artemisinin.5 These improvements are just the beginning. We can see the future of this field such as producing fuels and plastics that can be used by third parties. Synthetic biology can change the chemical industry and can decrease the use of carbon sources.
Synthetic biology will be found in almost every application in the future. There will be new technologies created by this field in the near future. New job opportunities and new market might be seen in near future. Synthetic biology might be expensive at first but with time it can be cheaper by using mass production. I strongly believe this new technology is going to affect people’s life in near future. There will be mad politicians who are earning money from carbon base production
In the late twentieth century, the field of biotechnology and genetic engineering has positioned itself to become one of the great technological revolutions of human history. Yet, things changed when Herber Boyer, a biochemist at the University of California, founded the company Genentech in 1976 to exploit the commercial potential of his research. Since then the field has exploded into a global amalgam of private research firms developing frivolous, profit-hungry products, such as square trees tailor-made for lumber, without any sort of government regulation.
Many people feel that biology has become more advanced than physics. Biology has in fact become the new focus of the future as we tend to use it a lot in our daily lives. The study of Biotechnology is known as the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes. This study shows that our lives can be transformed.
First, a demonstration of the kind of technology available today would lend to a better understanding of some of the biological possibilities. Already we can clone and manipulate individual genes. We can replicate DNA patterns and build proteins. Information is available at the touch of a button on the newest technology, so that it can be ingested by the younger generations just by browsing the Net. Also, the beginnings of nanotechnology, manipulating individual atoms to create new structures, is beginning to develop. James Graves wrote in a paper focused on the technological advances in our time, that nanotechnology, not too unlike the theories behind Vergil's experiments in Blood Music, would allow us to create tiny "organisms" that could show us more about ourselves, r...
The development of synthetic foods is a movement. There are many nutritional issues, both around the world and in this country, and synthetic foods is a viable solution to our problem. People are obese, overweight, diabetic, or malnourished because healthy food is too expensive. Synthetic foods have the ability to change the workforce, restructure our culture toward more productivity, and increase American life quality. By supporting synthetic foods, we are supporting
Problems in our world are sometimes more complicated then diagnosis and treatment, some are interactions of ourselves and the world around us. Global warming is an example, as it increasing begins to change the climate, humans need to adjust to prevent our health from deteriorating. Today though our bodies rely on our own modifications to keep up with the rapid change; genetic engineering of ourselves and world has allowed humans to overcome challenges nature throws at us. Humans today must quickly adapt to the new demands and availabilities in our world. If humans were able to make modifications such that our bodies could reject most meats, we would be less reliant on the huge industries that contribute much of the greenhouse gas emissions, also we could avoid contaminants that make us sick. Livestock farming causes 51% of worlds’ greenhouse gas and causes deforestation in order to provide room for the animals. Whether by taking pills or changing the whole DNA sequence from birth, we could make...
Although humans have altered the genomes of species for thousands of years through artificial selection and other non-scientific means, the field of genetic engineering as we now know it did not begin until 1944 when DNA was first identified as the carrier of genetic information by Oswald Avery Colin McLeod and Maclyn McCarty (Stem Cell Research). In the following decades two more important discoveries occurred, first the 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA, by Watson and Crick, and next the 1973 discovery by Cohen and Boyer of a recombinant DNA technique which allowed the successful transfer of DNA into another organism. A year later Rudolf Jaenisch created the world’s first transgenic animal by introducing foreign DNA into a mouse embryo, an experiment that would set the stage for modern genetic engineering (Stem Cell Research). The commercialization of genetic engineering began largely in 1976 wh...
Biotechnology is a growth field that consists of the use of biological systems or living organisms in which technology is developed and applied1. Take a look at IBB in figure 1 below it shows an increasing upward trend in the past 5 years showing the fast expansion and growth of the bio sector. One of the significance and importance of biotechnology is that it covers almost every field. The application of biotechnology can be used for industrial, agricultural and medical purposes. The study of microorganisms and particles can be beneficial to mankind. With a clear understanding of internal body composition and molecular behaviour, vaccines and medications can be produced to treat diseases and conditions. Fruits and vegetables can be modified to grow faster, taste better, resist different temperatures, repels insects, etc2. Although biotechnology has the potential to affect modern society and have a positive impact on the environment, the misuse of such technology can lead to devastating consequences and side effects. The creation of bioweapons, food toxicity, errors in products and many ethical issues are also to be considered with the development of such technology. However, the upside and potential breakthrough in this technology could feed the hungry, reduce environmental or human footprint, develop cleaner and more efficient energy sources, etc. On top of this, the emerging applications in the biotech sector is creating plenty of opportunities for businesses that offer biotech related services for other organisations to make use of3. Examples of these applications and subjects include combinatorial chemistry, bioinformatics, biochips, proteomics and high-throughput screening. However on of the most looked at, compelling and c...
One of the most important subjects in science is biotechnology. The use of organisms, living systems, or parts of organisms is what biotechnology is all about. Biotechnology involves manipulating nature in order to make systems, products, or environments for human or other species. We can 't argue the fact that biotechnology has played a big role in scientific research, for it has modified plants, humans, organisms, etc. Biotechnology is all around us and in our everyday lives, from the clothes on our back , the chemicals we use to clean them with, the food we consume, the medicine we use to treat each other, even the fuel we use to get to our destination.
To reiterate, bioengineering will bring hope to the people who are in need of organ and body replacements in order to live a completed life. They will no longer need to wait weeks, months, or years for transplants that may or may not be given to them on time. Bioengineering will help solve medical problems of human beings using engineering concepts. Bioengineers will not only help the person’s medical complication, but it will also help their mentality, of feeling better about themselves and avoiding suicidal thoughts. I believe that bioengineering will create a new world where transplant lists will be immensely reduced, a world where there will be fewer disabilities, and a world where many lives will be saved. Bioengineering will change the world.
The synthetic cells apply their work to other fields such as in industry. The creator of the cells Craig Venter, has co-founded a company has been made to harness synthetic cells for making industrial products, says that the achievement messengers the creation of customized cells to make drugs, fuels and other products. But there has been an explosion in powerful ‘gene-editing’ techniques, which enable relatively easy and selective tinkering with genomes, “The idea of building whole genomes is one of the dreams and promises of synthetic biology,” says Paul Freemont, a synthetic biologist at Imperial College London (“‘Minimal’ cell raises stakes in race to harness synthetic life”). In the medical field, adult stem cells have been discovered to be used for medical treatments such as bone marrow transplants, whereas embryonic stem cells can be developed into tissue types stem cell “lines” (“About Synthetic Biology’). The discovery of the ability to grow cells allows scientists to replicate living cell
Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use to benefit the lives of humans or other organisms, in bettering their lives. (Essays, UK. (November 2013). Can Genetic Engineering Be Regarded As Biotechnology Biology?. April 2014, http://www.ukessays.com/essays/biology/can-genetic-engineering-be-regarded-as-biotechnology-biology-essay.php?cref=1)
For the biotechnology industry, the future is now. Biotech companies are producing new and improved drugs, mapping the genome, and creating artificial organs and body parts. The advent of these new products will increase the quality of life for those who have access to them. Advancements in the biotechnology field have received a lot attention by the press and publications. They have given the impression that it is almost imperative to learn about this fairly new field of study.
Scientists and the general population favor genetic engineering because of the effects it has for the future generation; the advanced technology has helped our society to freely perform any improvements. Genetic engineering is currently an effective yet dangerous way to make this statement tangible. Though it may sound easy and harmless to change one’s genetic code, the conflicts do not only involve the scientific possibilities but also the human morals and ethics. When the scientists first used mice to practice this experiment, they “improved learning and memory” but showed an “increased sensitivity to pain.” The experiment has proven that while the result are favorable, there is a low percentage of success rate. Therefore, scientists have concluded that the resources they currently own will not allow an approval from the society to continually code new genes. While coding a new set of genes for people may be a benefitting idea, some people oppose this idea.
The myriad mysteries of science can be unraveled by the emerging technologies including Biotechnology. Science has always been my interest and forte thus, the choice of Biotechnology as my academic option was the ideal decision. I had prepared for the highly competitive entrance exam AIET to get admission into the integrated Masters Degree in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics at Dr. D.Y. Patil University and secured 87th all over India rank and was proud to gain admission to this venerated university. The academic curriculum has introduced me to amazing subjects like ‘Microbiology’, ‘Molecular Biology’, ‘Biochemistry’, ‘Genetics’ and ‘Industrial Biotechnology’. Although many seminal biological events have been explained in theory during the past century, the technology to harness their potential for benefiting humankind has only been possible during the past few decades. This is testament to the great improvements in biotechnologies and I am glad to be a part of this grand scientific experience.
Biotechnology is a group of technologies that work together with living cells and their molecules to prolong life (Keener and Hoban et al., 2014). Today biotechnology can be used in a variety of ways such as in an industrial setting where they use it to create enzymes to synthesize chemicals, in an environmental setting where they use it for waste and pollution prevention and lastly it can be used in medical applications such as in pharmaceuticals, genetic engineering, DNA fingerprinting and in lastly it can be used in stem cell therapy (Keener and Hoban et al., 2014). Everyone in today’s society depends and uses biotechnology in one form or another, biotechnology is essential for our health and wellbeing.