Synthetic biology

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"Synthetic biology" (medical technology,biotechnology)
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An area of research that claims to be able to create new biological parts, devices, and systems, or to redesign systems that are already found in nature. This contrasts with "traditional" genetically modified organisms claimed to be done by transferring existing genes from one cell type to another.

"Synthetic biology" (SynBio) is an area of research that claims to be able to create new biological parts, devices, and systems, or to redesign systems that are already found in nature. This contrasts with "traditional" genetically modified organisms said to be done by transferring existing genes from one cell type to another.

Official narrative

Biology claims to be able to re-designing genes, cells, or organisms for gene therapy; development of minimal cells and artificial protocells; and development of organisms based on alternative biochemistry.

"This work has been driven by the development of genome synthesis and editing tools, as well as pools of standardized synthetic biological circuits with defined functions. The availability of these tools has spurred the expansion of a do-it-yourself biology movement."

"Synthetic biology has potential commercial applications in energy, agriculture, medicine, and the production of chemicals including pharmaceuticals."

Due to more powerful genetic engineering capabilities and decreased DNA synthesis and sequencing costs, the field of synthetic biology is rapidly growing. In 2016, more than 350 companies across 40 countries were actively engaged in synthetic biology applications; all these companies had an estimated net worth of $3.9 billion in the global market.

Edge Master Class 2009: A Short Course In Synthetic Genomics

Full article: Edge Master Class 2009: A Short Course In Synthetic Genomics

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Craig Venter lectured on the promises of "synthetic biology"

Jeffrey Epstein funded a 2009 "Short Course In Synthetic Genomics" for a selected audience including several deep state functionaries. The lectures overstated the potential of scientific breakthroughs.

Colossus on clay legs

Sasha Latypova wrote that

"synthetic biology "is a colossus on clay legs - it is built on the assumption that, just like with mass produced electro-mechanical devices, there are discrete, separable, standardizable, i.e. 'interchangeable' parts (modules) in living organisms, and these parts can be manufactured de-novo, and then integrated into the body to induce some 'unnatural' function. This idea is extremely problematic. There are no separable, standardizable components of living bodies, yet the entire field of 'synthetic biology' is built on the made-up assumption that they exist. Unlike in mechanical or software engineering, there is no possibility of “plug-and-play” with human or animal organism.