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synthetic biology
noun
1.
the application of computer science techniques to create artificial biological systems (6.1)
Synthetic Biology is an approach to creating new biological systems, or reengineering existing ones, for useful purposes. These purposes range from developing synthetic Artemisinin to cure Malaria, to adding a synthetic nucleotide base to DNA that helps target cancer cells. The possibilities are endless, and the age of synthetic biology has only just begun.