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Ziopharm gains access to Intrexon's synthetic biology tech
Ziopharm Oncoloy has gained access to Intrexon's UltraVector technology in exchange for $11.6 million in stock. Ziopharma plans to develop and commercialize DNA-based therapeutics using Intrexon's
Synthetic biology pioneers issue bioterror warning
As synthetic biology emerges from the sidelines to produce new therapies and fuels, the burgeoning business also promises to create tools that can be put to work on the behalf of a new generation of
Life Technologies budgets $100M for synthetic biology deals
Lured into the promising field of synthetic biology, Life Technologies is striking a string of new deals intended to position the company as one of the primary providers of the research tools which
Venter team births world's first synthetic cell
A team of researchers working under J. Craig Venter was able to take a bacterium and replace its genome with synthetic DNA they had developed using computer code. In creating a custom species of
JCVI moves forward with pursuit of synthetic life
J. Craig Venter Institute has gotten one step closer to creating a synthetic life form. In a paper published in Science Express, the Institute reported that it succeeded in morphing one type of
Scientists on path to create new proteins
Renowned Harvard geneticist George Church has led a team effort to create the first synthetic ribosome, a key step in synthesizing new proteins. While much of the press response has focused on the
Synthetic biology attracts VC attention
Synthetic biology --a relatively new field which joins biology and engineering to create or
