Q: What is synthetic biology (synbio)?
A: The science of selectively altering the genes of organisms to make them do things that they wouldn’t do in their original, natural, untouched state.
Learn more:
Regenesis, by George M. Church and Ed Regis
Hacking the President’s DNA, by Andrew Hessel, Marc Goodman, and Steven Kotler
Scientists Unveil Tools for Rewriting the Code of Life
Precise Manipulation of Chromosomes In Vivo Enables Genome-wide Codon Replacement
Reprogrammed Bacterium Speaks New Language of Life
International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation