synthetic biology

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

/ sɪnˈθɛt ɪk baɪˈɒl ə dʒi /

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noun

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).

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Origin of synthetic biology

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby synthetic biology

synthesize, synthesizer, synthespian, synthetase, synthetic, synthetic biology, synthetic cubism, synthetic detergent, synthetic division, synthetic fuel, synthetic geometry

How to use synthetic biology in a sentence

Dr. Jeff Tabor describes his process using synthetic biology as “kind of like putting together Legos.”
The Deadliest Art Ever|Jaimie Etkin|May 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Hence the study of the physics of diffusion and osmosis is the very basis of synthetic biology.
The Mechanism of Life|Stphane Leduc
This remarkable research should have been the starting-point of synthetic biology.
The Mechanism of Life|Stphane Leduc
The present work contains some of the earliest results of this synthetic biology.
The Mechanism of Life|Stphane Leduc

British Dictionary definitions for synthetic biology

synthetic biology

noun

the application of computer science techniques to create artificial biological systems

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