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Through recent advances in synthetic biology that allow population level control of stability and dynamics, synthetic biologists are able to reliably control population composition and function. These advances give way to developing more complex ecosystems that can involve multiple microbials growing in consortium. These communities can achieve a variety of functions that may be difficult or impossible for a single microbe to perform on its own. By combining this with new techniques for computation and prediction, optimizing synthetic consortia to provide new methods in the field of bioprocessing, healthcare, and communication are possible. | |||
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Synthetic consortia have a number of advantages over a single population. | |||
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Revision as of 08:52, 7 April 2012
Synthetic Cooperation
Through recent advances in synthetic biology that allow population level control of stability and dynamics, synthetic biologists are able to reliably control population composition and function. These advances give way to developing more complex ecosystems that can involve multiple microbials growing in consortium. These communities can achieve a variety of functions that may be difficult or impossible for a single microbe to perform on its own. By combining this with new techniques for computation and prediction, optimizing synthetic consortia to provide new methods in the field of bioprocessing, healthcare, and communication are possible.
Benefits
Synthetic consortia have a number of advantages over a single population.
