Brief description of Synthetic Biology and the importance of its relationship with other disciplines
- L. A. Muñoz-Miranda,
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- A. C. Gschaedler-Mathis,
- L. C. Rodríguez-Zapata,
- A. Pereira-Santana,
- L. J. Figueroa-Yáñez
- Clúster Científico y Tecnológico Biomimic®,
- Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan
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SpanishJournal (Volume, Issue Number)
Revista Mexicana de Ingenieria Biomedica (Volume 40, Issue 1)Publication milestones
- Published - 01/01/2019
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0188-9532Publication IDs
- Scopus: 85062680086
Abstract
Synthetic biology (SynBio) it is considered a very recent discipline. View as a tool serves to design or re-design biological systems, giving them improved qualities or new qualities. In the SynBio, the design of new biological systems requires very precise molecular tools, such as: a) bioinformatics, b) sequencing NGS (Next Generation Sequencing), assembly and synthesis of DNA c) and CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing. Within the SynBio there are other social profile disciplines which concerned to ethical, legal, philosophical, and economic, and for that reason it is considered a multidiscipline. The SynBio is promoting the development of new (emerging) technologies based on an engineering perspective. In SynBio, DNA is understood in a practical and abstract way as a series of parts that can be assembled in a certain order to obtain the desired products once the functionality of each part is known. The SynBio has given rise to a new conception of the economy worldwide and consequently the term Bioeconomy is already taken very seriously as a new discipline that will transform societies.
