scholarly journals SYNBIOCHEM–a SynBio foundry for the biosynthesis and sustainable production of fine and speciality chemicals

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 675-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Carbonell ◽  
Andrew Currin ◽  
Mark Dunstan ◽  
Donal Fellows ◽  
Adrian Jervis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Biology ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Integrated Technology ◽  
Technology Platforms ◽  
Biology Research ◽  
Unique Capability

The Manchester Synthetic Biology Research Centre (SYNBIOCHEM) is a foundry for the biosynthesis and sustainable production of fine and speciality chemicals. The Centre's integrated technology platforms provide a unique capability to facilitate predictable engineering of microbial bio-factories for chemicals production. An overview of these capabilities is described.

scholarly journals BrisSynBio: a BBSRC/EPSRC-funded Synthetic Biology Research Centre

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 689-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen R. Sedgley ◽  
Paul R. Race ◽  
Derek N. Woolfson
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Synthetic Biology ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Research Framework ◽  
Responsible Research ◽  
Biology Research

BrisSynBio is the Bristol-based Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)/Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)-funded Synthetic Biology Research Centre. It is one of six such Centres in the U.K. BrisSynBio's emphasis is on rational and predictive bimolecular modelling, design and engineering in the context of synthetic biology. It trains the next generation of synthetic biologists in these approaches, to facilitate translation of fundamental synthetic biology research to industry and the clinic, and to do this within an innovative and responsible research framework.

scholarly journals SBRC-Nottingham: sustainable routes to platform chemicals from C1 waste gases

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 684-686
Author(s):  
Alan Burbidge ◽  
Nigel P. Minton
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Synthetic Biology ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Cupriavidus Necator ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Platform Chemicals ◽  
Biology Research ◽  
Made In

Synthetic Biology Research Centre (SBRC)-Nottingham (www.sbrc-nottingham.ac.uk) was one of the first three U.K. university-based SBRCs to be funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of the recommendations made in the U.K.'s Synthetic Biology Roadmap. It was established in 2014 and builds on the pioneering work of the Clostridia Research Group (CRG) who have previously developed a range of gene tools for the modification of clostridial genomes. The SBRC is primarily focussed on the conversion of single carbon waste gases into platform chemicals with a particular emphasis on the use of the aerobic chassis Cupriavidus necator.

scholarly journals SYNBIOCHEM Synthetic Biology Research Centre, Manchester – A UK foundry for fine and speciality chemicals production

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le Feuvre RA ◽  
Carbonell P ◽  
Currin A ◽  
Dunstan M ◽  
Fellows D ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Biology ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Biology Research

scholarly journals Eukaryotic systems broaden the scope of synthetic biology

2009 ◽  
Vol 187 (5) ◽  
pp. 589-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karmella A. Haynes ◽  
Pamela A. Silver
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Biology ◽  
Nucleic Acids ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Cell Behavior ◽  
Cellular Functions ◽  
Complex Cells ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Foundational Work ◽  
Biology Research

Synthetic biology aims to engineer novel cellular functions by assembling well-characterized molecular parts (i.e., nucleic acids and proteins) into biological “devices” that exhibit predictable behavior. Recently, efforts in eukaryotic synthetic biology have sprung from foundational work in bacteria. Designing synthetic circuits to operate reliably in the context of differentiating and morphologically complex cells presents unique challenges and opportunities for progress in the field. This review surveys recent advances in eukaryotic synthetic biology and describes how synthetic systems can be linked to natural cellular processes in order to manipulate cell behavior and to foster new discoveries in cell biology research.

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