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==Assigned Readings==
==Assigned Readings==
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===Assignment 1: Introduction===
===Assignment 1: Introduction===
* '''Synthetic biology: promises and challenges [http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/msb4100202 link]
* '''Synthetic biology: promises and challenges [http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/msb4100202 link]
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# '''Advances in synthetic biology: on the path from prototypes to applications [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VRV-4GM45W4-2&_user=10&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F2005&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_usrid=10&md5=a52006fd41df553f10c641cf1bd30272 link]
# '''Advances in synthetic biology: on the path from prototypes to applications [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VRV-4GM45W4-2&_user=10&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F2005&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_usrid=10&md5=a52006fd41df553f10c641cf1bd30272 link]
# '''Molecular switches for cellular sensors [http://eands.caltech.edu/articles/LXVII4/Smolke%20Feature.pdf link]
# '''Molecular switches for cellular sensors [http://eands.caltech.edu/articles/LXVII4/Smolke%20Feature.pdf link]
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===Assignment 7: Engineering biology===
===Assignment 7: Engineering biology===
# '''A partnership between biology and engineering [http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v22/n10/full/nbt1004-1211.html link]
# '''A partnership between biology and engineering [http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v22/n10/full/nbt1004-1211.html link]
# '''Fast, cheap and somewhat in control [http://genomics.lbl.gov/Stuff/Arkin_FastCheapGenomeBiology.pdf link]
# '''Fast, cheap and somewhat in control [http://genomics.lbl.gov/Stuff/Arkin_FastCheapGenomeBiology.pdf link]
====Assignment 8: Biological machines====
# '''Designing biological systems [http://openwetware.org/images/7/7d/Drubin_2007.pdf link]
# '''Biology by design: Reduction and synthesis of cellular components and behavior [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17251159&ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum  link]
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Revision as of 21:30, 9 March 2009

CHE.496: Biological Systems Design Seminar

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Assigned Readings

Assignment 1: Introduction

  • Synthetic biology: promises and challenges link

Assignment 2: Foundational technologies

  1. Foundations for engineering biology link
  2. The iGEM competition: building with biology link

Assignment 3: Engineering principles

  1. Synthetic biology - putting engineering into biology link
  2. Synthetic biology: new engineering rules for an emerging discipline link

Assignment 4: Genetic programming

  1. Idempotent vector design for standard assembly of biobricks link
  2. Genetic parts to program bacteria link

Assignment 5: Natural biological parts

  1. Another side of genomics: Synthetic biology as a means for the exploitation of whole-genome sequence information link
  2. Codon bias and heterologous protein expression link

Assignment 6: Practical applications

  1. Advances in synthetic biology: on the path from prototypes to applications link
  2. Molecular switches for cellular sensors link

Assignment 7: Engineering biology

  1. A partnership between biology and engineering link
  2. Fast, cheap and somewhat in control link

Assignment 8: Biological machines

  1. Designing biological systems link
  2. Biology by design: Reduction and synthesis of cellular components and behavior link