Imperial College/Courses/Spring2008/Synthetic Biology/SB Lecture 1
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Synthetic Biology Lectures (under development...)
Foundations for Synthetic Biology
Instructor: Vincent Rouilly
Date: 18th February 2008
Room: Room 1, Whitleys Suite.
Objectives:
- Press Review: what you might have already heard about SB through the mainstream news.
- Seminal papers (oscillator + toggle switch)
- Overview of the current research work + areas of application
- Let's try to define Synthetic Biology (special focus on how SB differs from traditional genetic engineering)
- Overview on the Foundations for Synthetic Biology ( Abstraction / Modularity, Standardisation, and Characterisation / Quality Control) - concepts will be developed further in later lectures -
- Ethics and Impact on Society
Presentation Slides:
Resources / References :