Synthetic Biology and Computing: Life Imagination by Code

Synthetic biology Synthetic biology is a promising and evolving field that combines biology, computer science, and engineering to design new biological instruments. Knowledge in programming allows scientists to redefine the structure and function of living cells and organisms creating opportunities for medicine, agriculture, and environmental management among other areas. For like ,the main principle of synthetic biology is constructing a genetic “code” to create plants, animals, or microorganisms with desired characteristics. In this case, it resembles more writing a computer program where instead of directing the machine with 1s and 0s to follow certain functions, synthetic biologist insert a strand of DNA to carry out a certain function within the cell. In collaboration with biology, researchers invent organisms capable of performing a specific function, for instance, creating biofuels, cleaning toxic waste, or curing certain illnesses, by modeling th...