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Problem: Synthetic biology has the potential to create new organisms that could do an infinite number of things. But the cost of synthesizing DNA is currently prohibitively expensive.
Solution: Austen has developed a new technique to synthesize DNA 10,000 times cheaper than existing technology.
Technology: One of the big challenges with DNA synthesis is error correction during fabrication, fabricating the correct sequence of A, T, G and Cs. Austen solves this problem by fabricating billions of strands at once, quickly (and cheaply) optically sequencing them and then selecting the correct DNA sequences using a fast moving laser.
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Scooped by Dr. Stefan Gruenwald |
Scoop.it!
Ahmed Atef's comment,
May 22, 2013 1:40 PM
they will
Miro Svetlik's comment,
May 23, 2013 3:00 AM
Hello Ahmed, I certainly believe you and I am really curious how it will change our society.
Ahmed Atef's comment,
August 15, 2013 8:51 AM
Hello Miro for now you can decode any genome for just two days assembling any genome is the only limitation because the price if you can make dna printer like this that mean during one year your backyard will be filled bye home designed organisms
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