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Synthetic Biology Explained
- Synthetic biology treats cells as programmable devices, merging biology and engineering.
- It uses biological components like proteins and genes, programmed with DNA, to build circuits.
Building Up vs. Taking Apart
- Synthetic biology uses a 'building-up' approach to understand cells.
- It explores what's sufficient to make a cell function, contrasting traditional biology's focus on what's necessary.
Sufficient vs. Necessary
- Traditional biology dissects complex organisms to understand component functions.
- Synthetic biology builds up from minimal components, exploring sufficient elements for function.