From 2012.igem.org

Ways leading to a standardized bio-engineered-world

 In 2003, the first attempt to make a synthetic biology a discipline that everyone can share about it was made. After the appearance of the first BioBrick(tm), the concept about standardization had been widely accepted. And it is a trend in synthetic biology now. 
 Thanks to the standardization, biologists have developed many useful tools with the help of the standardized parts, the BioBricks.