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Human Practice and Safety

Human practice is a part of iGem competition. The goal of this part is to spread the main idea and basic knowledge of synthetic biology, to provide a correct definition of it and to stimulate civil interest towards it.

Overview

iPhone and Biology

High School Lectures

SynBio Intro

Safety

Introduction to Synthetic Biology

Synthetic biology is an area of biology which aims on reforming and creating genes to let them function in expected ways, constructing new biological functions and systems that are not found in nature. The former focuses on synthesizing gene fragments, inserting artificial DNA into living cells and enabling them to express rightly; while the latter majors in rewriting natural systems, and building a new biological system as a platform for many technologies.