synthetic biology

[ sin-thet-ik bahy-ol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the development and application of scientific methods to create or redesign biological organisms and systems using lab-made DNA. Compare genetic engineering ( def 1 ), CRISPR ( def 2 ).

synthetic biology

noun

1. the application of computer science techniques to create artificial biological systems

Word History and Origins

Origin of synthetic biology¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Dr. Jeff Tabor describes his process using synthetic biology as “kind of like putting together Legos.”

From The Daily Beast

Hence the study of the physics of diffusion and osmosis is the very basis of synthetic biology.

From Project Gutenberg

This remarkable research should have been the starting-point of synthetic biology.

From Project Gutenberg

The present work contains some of the earliest results of this synthetic biology.

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