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Synthetic Biology: Life’s Extraordinary New Worlds

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Overview

<p>Synthetic biology gives scientists the power to redesign nature and even create life. Learn how it works.</p>

Syllabus

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  • 01: SynBio Uses Life to Solve Problems
  • 02: Reading DNA: SynBio’s First Tool
  • 03: Writing DNA: Printing Synthetic Genes
  • 04: Editing DNA: CRISPR Supercharges SynBio
  • 05: DNA Computers: DNA to Store and Process Data
  • 06: Directed Evolution: Let Nature Drive Discovery
  • 07: Metabolic Engineering: Getting More Product
  • 08: The Overlapping Revolutions of SynBio and AI
  • 09: SynBio Foods, Wearables, and Implantables
  • 10: Regenerative Medicine for a Better Life
  • 11: SynBio Therapies against Cancer
  • 12: Synthetic Virology and Faster Vaccines
  • 13: SynBio Is Also a World of New Risks
  • 14: SynBio for Eco-fuels and Pest Elimination
  • 15: De-extinction and Rescuing the Endangered
  • 16: SynBio for Survival in Outer Space?
  • 17: Xenobiology: Going beyond DNA
  • 18: Quantum Biology and the Future of SynBio

Taught by

Milton Muldrow Jr.

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