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Post by skyship on Feb 7, 2016 3:10:58 GMT -5
Synthetic biology is an interdisciplinary branch of biology and engineering. The subject combines various disciplines from within these domains, such as biotechnology, evolutionary biology, molecular biology, systems biology, biophysics, computer engineering, and genetic engineeringPretty much describes it folks!We all keep pointing to the same MOON and find many different avenues to get there......but....the plan was already laid down I think Berkeley had stakes in this right from the beginning.....why them? synbio.berkeley.edu/index.php?page=about-us
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Post by skyship on Feb 7, 2016 3:12:06 GMT -5
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Post by skyship on Feb 7, 2016 3:15:24 GMT -5
syntheticbiology.org/Protein- and Peptide-Modified Synthetic Polymeric Biomaterials Abstract This review presents an overview on biohybrid approaches of integrating the structural and functional features of proteins and peptides with synthetic polymers and the resulting unique properties in such hybrids, with a focus on bioresponsive/bioactive systems with biomaterials applications. The review is divided in two broad sections. First, we describe several examples of biohybrids produced by combining versatile synthetic polymers with proteins/enzymes and drugs that have resulted in (1) hybrid materials based on responsive polymers, (2) responsive hydrogels based on enzyme-catalyzed reactions, protein–protein interactions and protein–drug sensing, and (3) dynamic hydrogels based on conformational changes of a protein. Next, we present hybrids produced by combining synthetic polymers with peptides, classified based on the properties of the peptide domain: (1) peptides with different conformations, such as α-helical, coiled-coil, and β-sheet; (2) peptides derived from structural protein domains such as silk, elastin, titin, and collagen; and (3) peptides with other biofunctional properties such as cell-binding domains and enzyme-recognized degradation domains. Keywords: bio-hybrid, protein, peptide, biomaterials, hydrogel, assembly file:///C:/Users/Kathryn/Desktop/Protein-%20and%20Peptide-Modified%20Synthetic%20Polymeric%20Biomaterials.html
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Post by skyship on Feb 7, 2016 3:19:15 GMT -5
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Post by skyship on Feb 7, 2016 3:50:19 GMT -5
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