11 May 2016
iGEM, or the international Genetically Engineered Machine, is a student synthetic biology competition which aims to bring together young scientists from around the world, addressing global challenges through the engineering of biological parts. This year’s...
3 May 2016
The author and illustrator of children’s books, Lynne Chapman, visited the MIB and SYNBIOCHEM earlier this year as part of her residency with the University of Manchester’s Morgan Centre into everyday lives. Her work provides an interesting perspective of life in a...
18 Aug 2015
In May 2015, Yanchao Li and Philip Shapira (RRI) undertook a series of interviews in China with scientists and entrepreneurs working in the fast growing domain of synthetic biology. They visited several key institutions undertaking synthetic biology and...
18 Aug 2015
Prof. Rainer Breitling and Prof. Eriko Takano have been involved in three EU Opinions on Synthetic biology – the European Commission (EC) Scientific Committees issued a draft opinion on whether existing risk assessment methods are adequate for synthetic...
18 Aug 2015
Scientists a step closer to developing renewable propane. Researchers at The University of Manchester have made a significant breakthrough in the development of synthetic pathways that will enable renewable biosynthesis of the gas propane. This study provides new...
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