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synthetic-biology

Design living systems from scratch. Build genetic circuits, program cells with biological logic gates, and engineer metabolic pathways. Synthetic biology is programming - but with DNA instead of code.

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📚 Glossary

SyntheticBiology
Engineering biology to create new biological systems
GeneticCircuit
Genes connected to perform logic/computation
Promoter
DNA sequence controlling gene expression
Plasmid
Circular DNA for introducing genes
CRISPR
Gene editing technology
BioBrick
Standardized biological part
Chassis
Host organism for engineered system
Metabolic Engineering
Redesigning cell metabolism
ToggleSwitch
Bistable genetic switch
Repressilator
Oscillating genetic circuit

🏆 Key Figures

Drew Endy

BioBricks, standardization, iGEM

Tom Knight

BioBricks standard

Jay Keasling

Artemisinin biosynthesis

George Church

Genome engineering, multiplex editing

Craig Venter

Synthetic genome, Synthia

Jennifer Doudna

CRISPR-Cas9 (Nobel 2020)

Feng Zhang

CRISPR in mammalian cells

💬 Message to Learners

{'encouragement': "You're learning to program life itself. Synthetic biology combines biology, engineering, and computer science to create living systems that can solve humanity's biggest challenges.", 'reminder': 'Synthetic biology has already produced life-saving medicines, sustainable materials, and environmental solutions. This is real technology changing the world today.', 'action': 'Build genetic circuits in the simulator. Design logic gates from genes. See how the repressilator oscillates. Experience biology as engineering.', 'dream': 'A synthetic biologist from Kenya might engineer crops for African climates. A biotechnologist from Nigeria might design microbes that clean polluted water. Biology awaits programming everywhere.', 'wiaVision': 'WIA Pin Code believes synthetic biology education should be global. The ability to engineer life could address challenges most pressing in developing nations.'}

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