BSC-1005 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mycoplasma Capricolum, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Nadrian Seeman
15 Nov 2016
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Synthetic biology: a field of science and technology that seeks to recreate biological functions synthetically, as well as design and construct novel functions based on biological principles. Aka the attempt to synthesize life, or at least certain aspects of it. Life: self-replicating molecular machine capable of carrying out one or more functions. Self-replication, emergence, molecular machinery, hierarchical structure, concept of a biological function. Molecular machine: a collection of molecular components which work synergistically to carry out a particular function. Human scale machines operate at a size (and energy) scale where brownian motion is not generally considered in understanding their function. Emergent properties: new properties that emerge from collections of individual components. Given to biological systems by the synergy (or property of working together) of biological molecules. Deoxyribonucleic acid (dna): has the function of storing and replicating genetic information. The most well-known and ubiquitous (present) biological molecule. Polymer: chain of smaller molecules technically linked together.
