Prof Natalio Krasnogor, who leads the Interdisciplinary Computing and Complex Systems Research Group, said: ’We are looking at creating a cell’s equivalent to a computer operating system in such a way that a given group of cells could be seamlessly re-programmed to perform any function without needing to modifying its hardware.’
The technology could accelerate synthetic biology research and development, which has been linked to myriad applications — from the creation of new sources of food and environmental solutions to medical breakthroughs such as drugs tailored to individual patients and the growth of organs for transplant patients. via The Engineer
November 7, 2011
