This note is an introduction to the engineering of synthetic
biological systems. Topics covered includes: components and control of
prokaryotic and eukaryotic behavior, DNA synthesis, standards, and abstraction
in biological engineering, issues of human practice, including biological
safety; security; ownership, sharing, and innovation; and ethics. Enrollment
preference is given to freshmen.
Author(s): Dr. Natalie Kuldell and Prof.
Andrew Endy
This note illustrates how knowledge and
principles of biology, biochemistry, and engineering are integrated to create
new products for societal benefit. It uses a case study format to examine
recently developed products of pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries: how
a product evolves from initial idea, through patents, testing, evaluation,
production, and marketing.
This note covers the following topics:
Ordinary differential equations (ODEs), and initial and boundary conditions,
Eigenvalue and eigenvector analysis, Analytical and numerical techniques for
solving ODE, Heat equation, Analytical solution to inhomogeneous PDEs using
Green's functions.
This book provides an
example of the successful and rapid expansion of bioengineering within the world
of the science. It includes a core of studies on bioengineering technology
applications so important that their progress is expected to improve both human
health and ecosystem.
This
book provides a snapshot of some of the research occurring across a wide range
of areas related to embryonic stem cells, including new methods, tools and
technologies, new understandings about the molecular biology and pluripotency of
these cells as well as new uses for and sources of embryonic stem cells.