Synthetic Biology -- What's That?

This article introduces the reader to synthetic biology. This type of biology applies lessons from engineering to biology. This article also introduces the reader to a website called BioBu... See More

This article introduces the reader to synthetic biology. This type of biology applies lessons from engineering to biology. This article also introduces the reader to a website called BioBuilder that has teachable modules that provide web curriculum such as primers, videos, animations, and labs for synthetic biology instruction. According to the article ‘the modules then move offline to the classroom or lab setting.’ Free lessons and introduction to an interesting and innovative field cannot be considered to be a plus.