Build-a-Cell: Engineering a Synthetic Cell Community
Build-a-Cell is a global network of researchers that aims to develop synthetic living cells within the next decade. These cells will revolutionize the biotechnology industry by providing scientists and engineers with a more complete understanding of biology. Researchers can already replicate many ce...
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| author | Caroline Frischmon Carlise Sorenson Michael Winikoff Katarzyna P. Adamala |
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| description | Build-a-Cell is a global network of researchers that aims to develop synthetic living cells within the next decade. These cells will revolutionize the biotechnology industry by providing scientists and engineers with a more complete understanding of biology. Researchers can already replicate many cellular functions individually, but combining them into a single cell remains a significant challenge. This integration step will require the type of large-scale collaboration made possible by Build-a-Cell’s open, collective structure. Beyond the lab, Build-a-Cell addresses policy issues and biosecurity concerns associated with synthetic cells. The following review discusses Build-a-Cell’s history, function, and goals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-556f1d4173944362a1de4287fd7142a72023-11-23T00:03:58ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292021-11-011111117610.3390/life11111176Build-a-Cell: Engineering a Synthetic Cell CommunityCaroline Frischmon0Carlise Sorenson1Michael Winikoff2Katarzyna P. Adamala3Science Communication Lab., BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55108, USADepartment of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USAScience Communication Lab., BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55108, USADepartment of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USABuild-a-Cell is a global network of researchers that aims to develop synthetic living cells within the next decade. These cells will revolutionize the biotechnology industry by providing scientists and engineers with a more complete understanding of biology. Researchers can already replicate many cellular functions individually, but combining them into a single cell remains a significant challenge. This integration step will require the type of large-scale collaboration made possible by Build-a-Cell’s open, collective structure. Beyond the lab, Build-a-Cell addresses policy issues and biosecurity concerns associated with synthetic cells. The following review discusses Build-a-Cell’s history, function, and goals.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/11/1176synthetic cellsartificial lifecell-freeliposomesbioengineeringsynthetic biology |
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| title | Build-a-Cell: Engineering a Synthetic Cell Community |
| title_full | Build-a-Cell: Engineering a Synthetic Cell Community |
| title_fullStr | Build-a-Cell: Engineering a Synthetic Cell Community |
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| title_short | Build-a-Cell: Engineering a Synthetic Cell Community |
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| topic | synthetic cells artificial life cell-free liposomes bioengineering synthetic biology |
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