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How synthetic biology will change us

(NBC News) In the future, genetically modified organisms could be making our medicines, our fuel, our housewares, our houses — and they could even help us remake ourselves. All that may sound like science-fiction, but the future is already arriving, in the form of the bioplastic bottle you may be holding in your hand. Harvard  Read More »

The Military Is Building Integrated Hybrid Living-Nonliving Robotic Organisms

(Business Insider) In a request released Sept. 14 of this year, the Office Of Naval Research sought to find proposals for “Synthetic Biology Tools for Sensing and Bioprocessing” — essentially hybrid, organic inorganic “sensing” robots. But the language can be deceiving. Googling the first three words — synthetic biology tools — yields research in the  Read More »

Biologists Replay 500 Million Years Of E Coli Evolution In The Lab

(Technology Review) Biology is changing so rapidly and fundamentally that it’s hard to keep track of the revolutionary transformations that are afoot. Here’s one of them. Synthetic biology is the design and construction of biological systems not found in nature. This is engineering– using molecular building blocks to create new biomolecules, such as genes. Here’s  Read More »

Secret Service Contract for CBRN Protective Undergarments

(Global Biodefense) The U.S. Secret Service last week issued an intent to negotiate on a sole source basis with Paul Boye Incorported for the procurement of Chemical, Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Protective Undergarments. The announcement was made under Solicitation Number: HSSS01-12-Q-0124. Paul Boye Technologies is a leader in developing advanced flexible materials for equipping  Read More »

Manhattan’s NBAF may be moving ahead soon

(The Wichita Eagle) The stalled plan for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Kansas may be regaining traction in Washington. “I am encouraged with what we are hearing,” Gov. Sam Brownback said Thursday. “Kansas stands ready to partner with the Department of Homeland Security to move this important national security priority forward.” Congress earmarked  Read More »