The emerging field of synthetic biology aims to re-engineer existing biological systems and create novel ones in order to achieve new functions and fashion new products, all through rewriting the genetic code, DNA. The applications are broad and significant, including biomolecular design and engineering; DNA nanotechnology and computing; gene circuits and networks construction; metabolic engineering; and genome synthesis. These improved or new biological systems could help solve our food, energy, material, pharmaceutical and environmental problems in the near future.
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