synthetic biology

American  

[sin-thet-ik bahy-ol-uh-jee] / sɪnˈθɛt ɪk baɪˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. the development and application of scientific methods to create or redesign biological organisms and systems using lab-made DNA.

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synthetic biology British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of synthetic biology

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The team believes this discovery could influence multiple fields, including cancer research, drug delivery, tissue repair and synthetic biology.

From Science Daily

By enabling these behaviors to evolve continuously within living cells, optovolution offers new possibilities for synthetic biology, biotechnology, and fundamental research.

From Science Daily

"Using synthetic biology, we built something like an electrical circuit, but instead of wires we used pieces of DNA," said Dr. Brian Ingalls, a professor of applied mathematics at Waterloo.

From Science Daily

Ultimately, it could also be used in synthetic biology and the design of new sequences of DNA which could be used in gene therapies.

From BBC

“Why don’t you tell us how you became interested in synthetic biology?”

From Literature