Conference explores hot new field of synthetic biology

November 17th, 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.


Content from McClatchy-Tribune Information Services expires 90 days after original publication date. For more information about McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, please visit www.mctdirect.com .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:


How moths key into the scent of a flower

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

What makes a great footballer?

created Jun 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel living system recreates predator-prey interaction

created Apr 14, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Life, but not as we know it?

created May 28, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Synthetic chemical offers solution for crops facing drought

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1


print this article email this article download pdf blog this article bookmark this article     Digg this Stumble it share on Facebook share on Reddit add to delicious save to Yahoo! bookmarks
4.3/5 after 11 votes

Rank Filter

Move the slider to adjust rank threshold, so that you can hide some of the comments.


Display comments: newest first


November 17th, 2008 all stories
Biology /

Comments: 1
Rank: 4.3/5 after 11 votes

  • Stumble this up

  • Digg this

  • Share it:
  • share on Facebook
  • share on MySpace
  • share on Slashdot
  • rss-newsfeed
  • share on Google
  • share on Reddit
  • add to delicious
  • save to Yahoo! bookmarks
  • share on Windows Live
  • Add to Mixx!
Rating: 4.3/5 after 11 votes

  • Related Stories

  • Researchers describe 'implausible' chemistry that produces herbicidal compound
    created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • Biomedical engineers teach bacteria to count
    created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • Scientists develop a new HIV microbicide -- and a way to mass produce it in plants
    created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • Research team finds important role for junk DNA
    created May 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • How cells change gears
    created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tags

synthetic biology, bay area

  • Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Memory with Matter Qubits
    Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Memory with Matter Qubits
    Physics / General Physics
    created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (16) | comments 1
  • 'Holey' Nanosheets for Wastewater Dye Removal
    Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
    created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1
  • Jellyfish Robot Swims Like its Biological Counterpart
    Jellyfish Robot Swims Like its Biological Counterpart
    Electronics / Robotics
    created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1
  • Could Maxwell's Demon Exist in Nanoscale Systems?
    Could Maxwell's Demon Exist in Nanoscale Systems?
    Physics / General Physics
    created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (18) | comments 29
  • Living Safely with Robots, Beyond Asimov's Laws
    Living Safely with Robots, Beyond Asimov's Laws
    Electronics / Robotics
    created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (52) | comments 40

    • Other News

    California water plan aims to save Puget Sound orcas

    Biology / Ecology

    created 38 minutes ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

    A plan to restore salmon runs on California's Sacramento River also could help revive killer whale populations 700 miles to the north in Puget Sound, as federal scientists struggle to protect endangered species in a complex ...


    Scientists 'rebuild' giant moa using ancient DNA

    Biology / Plants & Animals

    created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 12

    (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have performed the first DNA-based reconstruction of the giant extinct moa bird, using prehistoric feathers recovered from caves and rock shelters in New Zealand.


    Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)

    Salamanders, regenerative wonders, heal like mammals, people

    Biology / Microbiology

    created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (19) | comments 10

    The salamander is a superhero of regeneration, able to replace lost limbs, damaged lungs, sliced spinal cord -- even bits of lopped-off brain. But it turns out that remarkable ability isn't so mysterious after ...


    Genetically modified trees

    Anti-biotech groups obstruct forest biotechnology

    Biology / Biotechnology

    created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 5

    The potential of forest biotechnology to help address significant social and environmental issues is being "strangled at birth" by the rigid opposition of some groups and regulations that effectively preclude ...


    Super-sleepers could help super-sizers!

    Super-sleepers could help super-sizers!

    Biology / Plants & Animals

    created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

    Burrowing frogs can survive buried for several years without food or water. Scientists have discovered that the metabolism of their cells changes radically during the dormancy period allowing the frogs to ...




    PhysOrg Account
    advanced search
    • follow with twitter
    • follow on facebook
    • image