Synthetic biology art

Peter Strain is an AOI and Communication Arts Award winning Illustrator/ Animator working and living in Belfast. His work is inspired by film and music as well as social, political and cultural is...

The field of synthetic biology could solve problems in a wide range of industries, from medicine to agriculture—here’s how.

Humankind unwittingly dabbled in genetic engineering 10,000 years ago, when early farmers saved seeds from their most vigorous plants — those with the hardiest genes — for the next year’s crops. We’ve come a long way since then.

Scientists report that they have developed a method that cuts down the time it takes to make new 'parts' for microscopic biological factories from 2 days to only 6 hours. The scientists say their research brings them another step closer to a new kind of industrial revolution, where parts for these biological factories could be mass-produced. These factories have a wealth of applications including better drug delivery treatments for patients, enhancements in the way that minerals are mined…

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"BioArtist Steve Kurtz woke up one morning to find that his wife and creative partner of almost three decades, Hope Kurtz, was no longer breathing. The nightmare only escalated from there. By noon, the SUNY professor found himself explaining his studio practice to the Buffalo police. By the next day, he was a suspected bio-terrorist." Read Intelligent Designs by Victoria Campbell with art by Sam Cannon. #BioArt #Synbio #SciArt #PetriArt #PetriDish #Biology

For the first time, spontaneous insertion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into natural as well as synthetic cell membranes to form pores that mimic biological channels has been demonstrated. Despite their extremely simple structure, these CNT-membrane pores replicate the major functional behaviors of porins (protein-based biological channels), such as selective transport of protons, water, ions, and small molecules.

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Synthetic biology is “Still in [the] Uncharted Waters of Public Opinion,” according to a recent focus group study by the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars. That’s not surprising since the technology involved sounds like something out of science fiction.