Brief description of Synthetic Biology and the importance of its relationship with other disciplines

Authors

  • L. A. Muñoz-Miranda Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco (CIATEJ) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3964-7170
  • I. Higuera-Ciapara Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco (CIATEJ) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3735-772X
  • A. C. Gschaedler-Mathis Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco (CIATEJ) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4372-7317
  • L. C. Rodríguez-Zapata Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A. C. (CiCY) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4872-8231
  • A. Pereira-Santana Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A. C. (CiCY)
  • L. J. Figueroa Yáñez Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco (CIATEJ) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7283-8035

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17488/RMIB.40.1.9

Keywords:

synthetic biology, genome editing, bioeconomy

Abstract

Synthetic biology (SynBio) it is considered a very recent discipline. View as a tool serves to design or re-design biolo-gical systems, giving them improved qualities or new qualities. In the SynBio, the design of new biological systems requires very precise molecular tools, such as: a) bioinformatics, b) sequencing NGS (Next Generation Sequencing), assembly and synthesis of DNA c) and CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing. Within the SynBio there are other social profile disciplines which concerned to ethical, legal, philosophical, and economic, and for that reason it is considered a multidiscipline. The SynBio is promoting the development of new (emerging) technologies based on an engineering perspective. In SynBio, DNA is understood in a practical and abstract way as a series of parts that can be assembled in a certain order to obtain the desired products once the functionality of each part is known. The SynBio has given rise to a new conception of the economy worldwide and consequently the term Bioeconomy is already taken very seriously as a new discipline that will transform societies.

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Published

2018-12-04

How to Cite

Muñoz-Miranda, L. A., Higuera-Ciapara, I., Gschaedler-Mathis, A. C., Rodríguez-Zapata, L. C., Pereira-Santana, A., & Figueroa Yáñez, L. J. (2018). Brief description of Synthetic Biology and the importance of its relationship with other disciplines. Revista Mexicana De Ingenieria Biomedica, 40(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.17488/RMIB.40.1.9

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