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Sensing the future of bio-informational engineering.
Dixon, Thomas A; Williams, Thomas C; Pretorius, Isak S.
  • Dixon TA; Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia. thom.dixon@mq.edu.au.
  • Williams TC; Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
  • Pretorius IS; ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
Nat Commun ; 12(1): 388, 2021 01 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1213927
ABSTRACT
The practices of synthetic biology are being integrated into 'multiscale' designs enabling two-way communication across organic and inorganic information substrates in biological, digital and cyber-physical system integrations. Novel applications of 'bio-informational' engineering will arise in environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, precision medicine and next-generation biomanufacturing. Potential developments include sentinel plants for environmental monitoring and autonomous bioreactors that respond to biosensor signaling. As bio-informational understanding progresses, both natural and engineered biological systems will need to be reimagined as cyber-physical architectures. We propose that a multiple length scale taxonomy will assist in rationalizing and enabling this transformative development in engineering biology.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bioengineering / Synthetic Biology / Forecasting Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Nat Commun Journal subject: Biology / Science Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41467-020-20764-2

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bioengineering / Synthetic Biology / Forecasting Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Nat Commun Journal subject: Biology / Science Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41467-020-20764-2