Synthetic Biology Talk 
Stephen Gasior
Science Circle
April 30th, 2022
 
Synthetic Biology Overview
https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/policy-issues/Synthetic-Biology#:~:text=Synthetic%20biology%20is%20a%20field,in%20medicine%2C%20manufacturing%20and%20agriculture. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology 

Cell factories for insulin production
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4203937/ 
not cited but cool https://dnalc.cshl.edu/view/15928-How-insulin-is-made-using-bacteria.html 

Synthetic biology 2020–2030: six commercially-available products that are changing our world
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20122-2 

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2018/popular-information/#:~:text=master%20evolution%20themselves.-,The%20Nobel%20Prize%20in%20Chemistry%202018%20is%20awarded%20to%20Frances,new%20pharmaceuticals%20through%20directed%20evolution. 

“Tuning the Activity of an Enzyme for Unusual Environments: Sequential Random Mutagenesis of Subtilisin E for Catalysis in Dimethylformamide”  K. Chen, F. H. Arnold. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90, 5618-5622 (1993). 

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1993
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1993/summary/ 

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2020/press-release/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directed_evolution 
 
Synthetic DNA Synthesis and Assembly: Putting the Synthetic in Synthetic Biology
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5204324/ 
Construction of a rationally designed antibody platform for sequencing-assisted selection
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1215549109 

Collagen Based Materials in Cosmetic Applications: A Review
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7578929/ 

Synthetic Biology for Carbon Capture and Utilization
https://youtu.be/uXYnpb3eAsk 

Plants with a living aura
https://www.light-bio.com/about

Turning CO2 into oil: Lisa Dyson at TEDxFulbright
https://youtu.be/GAy6r7dRjoY 

This NASA-inspired technology converts carbon dioxide into food. Here’s how
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/07/nasa-technology-converts-co2-into-food/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogenotroph 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylotroph 

Conference Website:
https://www.builtwithbiology.com/attend/conference-2021

Companies mentioned

Codex DNA - https://codexdna.com/

Twist Bioscience - https://www.twistbioscience.com/

DNA Script -  https://www.dnascript.com/ 

Genscript - https://www.genscript.com/ 

Inscripta - https://www.inscripta.com/ 

Molecular Assemblies - https://molecularassemblies.com/ 

Ginko Bioworks - https://www.ginkgobioworks.com/ 

Berkely Lights - https://www.berkeleylights.com/ 

Solugen- https://solugen.com 

Geltor - https://geltor.com/

CEMVITA FACTORY INC - https://www.cemvitafactory.com/

Amyris - https://amyris.com/ 

Phyloton - https://www.phytolon.com/ 

Conagen - https://conagen.com/ 

Jellatech - https://www.jellatech.com/ 

Alga-C - https://algae-c.com/ 

MyForest Foods - https://myforestfoods.com/ 

Motif Foodworks - https://madewithmotif.com/ 

AIR PROTEIN - https://airprotein.com/ 



Task Force on Synthetic Biology and the Bioeconomy
https://www.schmidtfutures.com/our-work/task-force-on-synthetic-biology-and-the-bioeconomy/

The Bio Revolution: Innovations transforming economies, societies, and our lives 
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/the-bio-revolution-innovations-transforming-economies-societies-and-our-lives