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The goal of synthetic biology is to produce novel living systems with desirable properties.

Biotechnologists have long been able to take an organism and modify it to make it more useful to humans. By inserting genes here or cutting genes there, it has been possible to turn microbes into tiny protein factories, design better crop varieties and study human disease in animal models. Now, scientists working in the field of synthetic biology are exploring ways in which technology can not only alter life, but create it.

The fundamental concept of synthetic biology is not unlike how an engineer might assemble a chemical plant - but instead of pumps, reactors and filters, synthetic biologists work with a toolbox full of genes, proteins and other biomolecules1.

Their goal is to produce new living systems that, when deployed in the lab under controlled conditions, have desirable properties - for example, the ability to make complex products and materials or detect environmental s. Although the field of synthetic biology is still young, its proponents expect it to lead us to an exciting new era in biotechnology.

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