synthetic biology
nounUK /sɪnˈθetɪk baɪˈɒlədʒi/
US /sɪnˈθetɪk baɪˈɑːlədʒi/
Synthetic biology is a way of building new living things or changing them by putting together tiny parts like a Lego set.
Scientists used synthetic biology to make bacteria that glow in the dark.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A field of science that designs and builds new biological parts and systems.
Synthetic biology combines biology with engineering to create new tools.
3. The use of lab-made genes to give organisms new abilities.
Synthetic biology helped create yeast that can make medicine.
4. An approach that treats cells like programmable machines.
In synthetic biology, scientists write instructions for cells to follow.