Using synthetic biology for aging research

Synthetic biology is about harnessing the power of nature to solve problems in medicine, manufacturing and agriculture. So, sounds pretty important which is why we will take an intro in this video into synthetic biology, in particular, synthetic gene circuits and how they could be applied to speed up drug discovery using cellular reprogramming and neurodegenerative diseases as a case study. And then why i think this research is cool.

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[TheSheekeyScienceShow]

Synthetic jean circuits would be a very different video

[tinox]

YOU ARE A GREAT HUMAN BEEING :) !
thank you for your videos, we love them

[alwayslearning]

Thank you for a very informative video. 👍

[ArticBlueFox]

I am hopeful for the potential of cell reprogramming and synthetic biology to enable people to reverse aging, reverse and prevent disease, have morphological freedom, and have the freedom to easily swap back and forth between the sexes (bone structure, build, internal organs, genitalia, and secondary sex characteristics), etc... I am also excited by the prospect of ending hunger by modifying food production.

Though it kills me how long away we are from these being viable, accessible, everyday, common occurrences.

[immortalityIMT]

Can you bypass the mitochondria and deliver APT directly to cells to determine if mitochondria is indeed a hallmark of aging? 🤔

[michaelvaughan]

whaddabout that natural biology of sheep placenta

[WorthlessWinner]

Synthetic biology is a bit of a buzzword. It's used to refer to far too many unrelated things (building artificial cells, genome engineering, metabolic engineering, 'standardized' biobrick-like parts, etc)