iGEM Team Helps Prevent Rogue Use of Synthetic Biology

Synthetic biology is a constantly developing field. New things are popping up every day. Here's an example, published yesterday in Science Centric:

A team of students from ENSIMAG, an engineering school in Grenoble, France, and Virginia Tech is using bioinformatics to implement federal guidance on synthetic genomics. The students' work will help gene synthesis companies and their customers better detect the possible use of manufactured DNA as harmful agents for bioterrorism.

Kudos to the VT-ENSIMAG_Biosecurity team! We wish you the best of luck.

Read the full article here.


Patrick