Synthetic Biology: Life’s Extraordinary New Worlds

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Course Description

Overview

<p>Synthetic biology gives scientists the power to redesign nature and even create life. Learn how it works.</p>

Syllabus

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01: SynBio Uses Life to Solve Problems
02: Reading DNA: SynBio’s First Tool
03: Writing DNA: Printing Synthetic Genes
04: Editing DNA: CRISPR Supercharges SynBio
05: DNA Computers: DNA to Store and Process Data
06: Directed Evolution: Let Nature Drive Discovery
07: Metabolic Engineering: Getting More Product
08: The Overlapping Revolutions of SynBio and AI
09: SynBio Foods, Wearables, and Implantables
10: Regenerative Medicine for a Better Life
11: SynBio Therapies against Cancer
12: Synthetic Virology and Faster Vaccines
13: SynBio Is Also a World of New Risks
14: SynBio for Eco-fuels and Pest Elimination
15: De-extinction and Rescuing the Endangered
16: SynBio for Survival in Outer Space?
17: Xenobiology: Going beyond DNA
18: Quantum Biology and the Future of SynBio

Taught by

Milton Muldrow Jr.

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