Research Techniques

Gene expression is the conversion of heritable, genetic information into RNA or protein. Temporal and spatial differences in gene expression are important measures for understanding biological systems, including normal development and disease progression.

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Synthetic biology owes its inception in the early 2000’s to the great strides made in genomics, the understanding of evolution, and systems biology. Synthetic biology—in contrast to its biological roots—applies engineering principles of standardization and controlled circuits to create biological solutions for advances in industry, agriculture, environment, and healthcare. Finding sustainable biological solutions has been accelerated by decreased costs in synthesizing and sequencing DNA, and most recently by the discovery of CRISPR genome editing. Considering both the standardization of processes and the availability of reagents to create, decode, and edit DNA, synthetic biology is a burgeoning field of research that is continuing to impact and improve our lives.

Next generation sequencing (NGS), or massively parallel high-throughput sequencing, enables sequence profiling of everything from genomes and transcriptomes to DNA-protein interactions. As an integral part of genomic research NGS is now redefining several additional areas of scientific research—from biology to agriculture, to environmental research.