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Biomaterials
Producing biomaterials that are very hard to make purely synthetically, or are very valuable (or both - see spider silk) by using biological systems in biobricks is a very appealing idea. There are several "types" of materials that could be made, each with their own challenges and benefits.
Useful Molecules
This could be drugs, for instance, and there are several specific issues that require attention. Would a Synthetic Biology approach improve sufficiently on a standard genetic engineering one? Drugs like insulin for instance are already widely and cheaply produced. Perhaps there are drugs out there we'd like to make that are resistant to standard GE approaches?
Laminar Materials
This field holds the most promise, in my opinion, particularly with regard to the [motility] of bacterial production.
