Conference explores hot new field of synthetic biology

November 17, 2008 By Lisa M. Krieger

Bay Area futurists and their fans gathered Sunday in a coming-of-age celebration for the fledgling field of synthetic biology, which builds living entities from lifeless chemicals.

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