Key Technologies and Applications of Synthetic Biology

doi:10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2017.01.002

Abstract

Abstract: Synthetic biology is to reconstruct the existing natural system by building standardized components and modules and synthesize new artificial life system from scratch under the guidance of engineering design ideas.With the help of gene recombination technology and genome editing technology,we can program life system to comply special functions. After realizing modular analysis of metabolic pathways and optimizing the combination between the components we can synthesize chemicals with excellent patterns. At present,people have made great progress in the fields of energy,chemical industry and medicine. Synthetic biology will bring great changes to people’s life and will continue to be the hotspot of research.The review describes the major applications and the key technologies of synthetic biology in genome editing and modular representation.

Key words: synthetic biology, gene recombination, genome editing, modularization

YANG Ju, DENG Yu. Key Technologies and Applications of Synthetic Biology[J]. Biotechnology Bulletin, 2017, 33(1): 12-23.

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