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The potential of synthetic biology to revolutionize industry
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Synthetic biology is a rapidly evolving field that can be used to produce commoditized products like fuels and proteins, as well as materials, food, and chemicals that we use in daily life. With dropping DNA sequencing costs, the ability to synthesize or print DNA, and tools like CRISPR, a new industry could emerge that rewrites all industrial systems.
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The advancements in synthetic biology, including DNA sequencing, DNA editing, and CRISPR, will allow for the creation of a new industry that can rewrite all industrial systems from materials to food and beyond.
1:03:27 - 1:08:14 (04:47)
Synthetic Biology
Summary
The advancements in synthetic biology, including DNA sequencing, DNA editing, and CRISPR, will allow for the creation of a new industry that can rewrite all industrial systems from materials to food and beyond. In synthetic biology, DNA functions as software that can be programmed to create any desired organism.