Advances in the de novo design of coiled-coil proteins made by two different research groups proceeding by two different routes demonstrate that the range of protein nanostructures potentially available for various molecular machine systems is significantly larger than the range of such structures already exploited by natural selection.
A demonstration that most fundamental biological processes can be implemented in a test tube as efficiently as in live bacteria provides synthetic biology the tools to create a ‘new industrial revolution’, which may or may not lead to more general molecular manufacturing.
One possible pathway from current technology to advanced nanotechnology that will comprise atomically precise manufacturing implemented by atomically precise machinery is through adaptation and extension of the complex molecular machine systems evolved by biology. Synthetic biology, which engineers new biological systems and function not evolved in nature, is an intermediate stage along this path. An… Continue reading More complex circuits for synthetic biology lead toward engineered cells
Darpa has launched a “Living Foundries” program to bring an engineering perspective to synthetic biology to greatly accelerate progress through standardization and modularization.
RNA CAD tools developed for RNA-regulated control of gene expression in synthetic biology successfully engineered metabolic pathways in bacteria. Will engineering RNA-based genetic control systems lead to design tools for other RNA-based molecular machine systems?
Yesterday at the IFTF meeting (pdf) “Beyond the Horizon: Science and Technology in Ten, Twenty and Fifty Years” we heard from a leading synthetic biologist. In addition to describing this fascinating and potentially powerful new technology, he made a plea that it not be “re-militarized” (as biology was formerly, he said) and that we needed… Continue reading Synthetic biology and nanotech
FORESIGHT INSTITUTE NEWSLETTER New AI Grantees, Xhope Course & AI x Bio Workshop MAR 28 Grants Application Deadline: March 31st The next application deadline for our grants is coming up on March 31st! AI Safety We provide ~$5M in annual funding to projects in the following areas: Security and… Continue reading New AI Grantees, Xhope Course & AI x Bio Workshop
Presenter Gizem Gumuskaya Dr. Gizem Gumuskaya is an architect and synthetic biologist based in Boston, USA. Forging a rigorous intersection between design, biology, and computation, her research focuses on synthetic morphogenesis: reprogramming the morphogenetic code embodied in biological structures to create self-constructing living architectures by design. The latest example of these synthetic architectures is her… Continue reading Gizem Gumuskaya | Synthetic Morphogenesis Self-constructing living architectures by design
FORESIGHT INSTITUTE NEWSLETTER Jan, 2025: New Bio & Nano Grants, Vision Weekend & Feynman Prizes Winners FEB 4 Vision Weekend Puerto Rico Our next Vision Weekend is less than three weeks away! Get ready for adventure as we expand to the beautiful streets of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Join leading minds… Continue reading Jan, 2025: New Bio & Nano Grants, Vision Weekend & Feynman Prizes Winners
