A new study compares the emerging field of gene synthesis to computation, which rapidly transformed labs and scientific fields. Could synthetic biology have a similar impact on our world? Read more by clicking the link below. DiscoverMagazine
In a sense, all life as we have known it boils down to four letters: G, C, A and T. Organized in unique patterns and repetition, these nucleotides form all DNA. But, imagine if it wasn’t limited to four characters.
. The biotechnician at the Scripps Research Institute is among a growing group of people asking these types of questions while the cost of gene synthesis plummets.Gene synthesis refers to the laboratory process of assembling genes from simple molecules without the use of template DNA. The assembled genes are generally made up of natural base pairs; but in recent years, researchers have also begun turning to new molecules to synthesize functioning genes.
There are still many caveats when it comes to synthesizing complete human genomes, but projections show that cost won’t be a major hurdle. The newstudy suggests that even billions-of-base-pair-long human genomes could be synthesized for approximately a million dollars in 2022. And as the cost continues to shrink, the synthesis of genomes even for the largest and most complex living beings could come within easy reach for governments, commercial bodies or research organizations.
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