Synthetic biology — which involves engineering biological systems for
new uses — has become an increasingly prominent, and promising, field
of study in colleges and universities worldwide.
Research has yielded, for example, viruses that attack harmful
bacteria, yeasts that produce biofuels, and engineered microorganisms
capable of detecting toxins in the environment, among many other innovations.
Yet high school students rarely learn about synthetic biology at all, says Natalie Kuldell, an instructor of biological engineering at MIT.
The issue, she says, is lack of accessible, hands-on curricula for such a
rapidly developing field......
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