SynBio
Assigned to | Ashwin Uday |
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Definition of synthetic biology
- Where are you ok with synthetic biology being used?
- Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics
- Agriculture and Food Industry
- Manufacturing chemicals
- Data storage and computation
- Waste management
- Why do you think bacteria are the main organisms used in synthetic biology applications? (select all that apply)
- They cause various diseases, so helps in studying the disease
- They cannot be seen with naked eyes
- They have simple biology and thus easy to modify and study
- They grow very fast
- They are similar to humans
- Under what conditions do you think GMOs should be used? (select all that apply)
- Strictly regulated in a laboratory
- Released into the environment
- Administered to humans (vaccines, etc)
- Provided for daily use in households
- GMOs should not be released out of the laboratory, but their products can be used freely