The emerging field of synthetic biology is affirming itself at the forefront of modern science, possibly offering practical, effective solutions to many of the worlds most pressing problems. Described most simply as the ‘design and construction of new biological entities…’  synthetic biology, at first, seems to be a natural progression from twentieth century genetic engineering . However, synthetic biology sets itself a slightly different ethos, the central ‘from the bottom up’ dogma of the field means that organisms are designed, programmed, built, not just slightly altered or adjusted.

Origin & Scope

Although synthetic biology has only recently entered the scientific limelight, it was first mentioned back in 1912 by French biologist Stephan ...