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Synthetic Biology: Life’s Extraordinary New Worlds
- Narrated by: Milton Muldrow Jr.
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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Summary
Synthetic Biology: Life’s Extraordinary New Worlds is an introduction to synthetic biology for non-scientists, covering the exciting field that is transforming health care, agriculture, environmental science, and many other areas. Using the molecules of life to answer scientific questions and manipulate life for human benefit, synthetic biology encompasses a wide range of applications—from gene editing and metabolic engineering to food synthesis and green technologies. Researchers are also working on an array of problems such as DNA computers, the resurrection of extinct species, life-support systems for space missions, and the creation of non-DNA forms of life, among other mind-boggling ventures.
The 18 half-hour lectures are taught by Professor Milton Muldrow Jr., of Wilmington University, whose research includes the genomic engineering of corals to help reverse their steep decline in the world’s oceans. In the course, Professor Muldrow discusses how a DNA molecule is decoded, including a review of the pathbreaking human genome project and how it is possible to “write” DNA, assembling the code of life for tailor-made purposes. He delves into the 2020 Nobel-prize winning discovery CRISPR, which allows gene editing with amazing precision, and he shows how synthetic biology played a key role in vaccine development to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aside from its uses in medicine and for curing disease, synthetic biology touches on anything that can be grown, raised, or produced with microorganisms, which gives it roles in textiles, nutrition, and the energy industry, not to mention fighting climate change. Professor Muldrow also examines prospects for the misuse of synthetic biology, which could have devastating consequences for humanity and the biosphere, and looks at steps that can be taken to lessen that risk.
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- Sam
- 19-07-23
Spectacular
One of the best great courses for my taste.
This course covers a very wide range of fascinating subjects, with enough depth for laymen like me to grasp the concepts and stretch my biological, chemical, and physical understanding. So many discoveries, dozens and dozens of them, described here were brand new to me, which I find amazing since I read a lot of popular science.
The lecturer is extremely precise. He's reading, but in a way I found engaging. Scarecly a single word was wrong or repeated in over 10hrs of speech.
Hundreds of researchers were named, which I appreciate in making the material easier to find and followup up on afterwards.
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- Nick Crutchley
- 31-12-22
Highly informative
Accessible. Both breadth and depth. However, biased towards the positive aspects of synbuo, with a simplistic understanding of ecosystem functioning in places.
Otherwise, a definite worthy follow up read to Church's Regenesis.
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- amazoncustomer
- 28-12-22
Amazing!
An incredibly interesting subject! Quantum biology, as explained in the final chapter, was absolutely mind-blowing. There were also some horrifying scenarios to contemplate.
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