Related Experiment Video
Updated: Nov 27, 2025

16:24
Analyzing and Building Nucleic Acid Structures with 3DNA
Published on: April 26, 2013
21.0K
Building genomes to understand biology.
Alessandro L V Coradini1, Cara B Hull1, Ian M Ehrenreich2
1Molecular and Computational Biology Section, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-2910, USA.
Nature Communications
|December 3, 2020
Summary
Synthetic genomics enables complex genetic manipulation by constructing chromosomes. This novel approach deepens our understanding of biological systems and solves key biological problems.
Area of Science:
- Molecular Biology
- Genomics
Background:
- Genetic manipulation is crucial for understanding life's molecular basis.
- Advances in genetic manipulation enhance biological system comprehension.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce synthetic genomics as a novel genetic manipulation strategy.
- Discuss how synthetic genomics facilitates complex chromosomal modifications.
- Explore biological problems solvable through synthetic genomics-enabled manipulation.
Main Methods:
- Discussing various classes of genetic manipulation.
- Highlighting applications of synthetic genomics in biological research.
Main Results:
- Synthetic genomics allows for intricate alterations in chromosome content and structure.
- This technique opens new avenues for biological investigation.
Conclusions:
- Synthetic genomics represents a significant advancement in genetic manipulation.
- It provides powerful tools for addressing complex biological questions.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Genomics
38.9K
Genomics is the science of genomes: it is the study of all the genetic material of an organism. In humans, the genome consists of information carried in 23 pairs of chromosomes in the nucleus, as well as mitochondrial DNA. In genomics, both coding and non-coding DNA is sequenced and analyzed. Genomics allows a better understanding of all living things, their evolution, and their diversity. It has a myriad of uses: for example, to build phylogenetic trees, to improve productivity and...
38.9K
Genome Annotation and Assembly
19.9K
The genome refers to all of the genetic material in an organism. It can range from a few million base pairs in microbial cells to several billion base pairs in many eukaryotic organisms. Genome assembly refers to the process of taking the DNA sequencing data and putting it all back together in a correct order to create a close representation of the original genome. This is followed by the identification of functional elements on the newly assembled genome, a process called genome annotation.
19.9K
Synthetic Biology
5.2K
Synthetic biology is an interdisciplinary science that involves using principles from disciplines such as engineering, molecular biology, cell biology, and systems biology. It involves remodeling existing organisms from nature or constructing completely new synthetic organisms for applications such as protein or enzyme production, bioremediation, value-added macromolecule production, and the addition of desirable traits to crops, to name a few.
Golden rice
Golden rice is a genetically modified...
Golden rice
Golden rice is a genetically modified...
5.2K
Evolutionary Relationships through Genome Comparisons
6.6K
Genome comparison is one of the excellent ways to interpret the evolutionary relationships between organisms. The basic principle of genome comparison is that if two species share a common feature, it is likely encoded by the DNA sequence conserved between both species. The advent of genome sequencing technologies in the late 20th century enabled scientists to understand the concept of conservation of domains between species and helped them to deduce evolutionary relationships across diverse...
6.6K
Modern Molecular Taxonomy
399
Advancements in molecular biology have revolutionized the identification and characterization of bacteria, with multiple methods leveraging DNA sequencing for enhanced precision. As sequencing technologies improve and costs decline, these approaches are increasingly used in clinical, environmental, and evolutionary studies.Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) examines several housekeeping genes, essential chromosomal genes encoding cellular functions, to distinguish strains. Approximately...
399
DNA as a Genetic Template
25.2K
Two structural features of the DNA molecule provide a basis for the mechanisms of heredity: the four nucleotide bases and its double-stranded nature. The Watson-Crick model of double-helical DNA structure, proposed in 1952, drew heavily upon the X-ray crystallography work of researchers Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins. Watson, Crick, and Wilkins jointly received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in 1962. Franklin was, controversially, excluded from the prize for...
25.2K

