Biological Robustness in Complex Settings (BRICS)
Abstract
The Biological Robustness in Complex Settings (BRICS) program leveraged newly developed technologies to enable radical new approaches for engineering biology. An emerging field, engineering biology is focused on developing the tools to harness the powerful synthetic and functional capabilities of biology. These tools facilitated design and biological production of new chemicals and materials, sensing capabilities, therapeutics, and numerous other applications. This rapidly developing technological capability opened the door to new applications that have previously been out of reach, and offers substantial potential advantages in terms of cost and novel functionality. Fundamental work in this area focused on understanding the underlying principles for engineering robust and safe microbes and microbial communities that perform as designed over the long-term. This program also had applied research efforts funded in PE 0602715E, Project MBT-02.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 578f1743138beba362c3dca15b096886