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Bioengineering and Bioscience(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 4(2), pp. 11 - 19
DOI: 10.13189/bb.2016.040201
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Redirecting the Wheels of Natural Progression: Review of Synthetic Biology and the African Biotechnology Revolution
Garang B. N. *, Onkware A. O.
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Eldoret, Kenya
ABSTRACT
Synthetic biology is broadly understood as the deliberate design of novel biological systems and organisms that draws on principles elucidated by biologists, chemists, physicists and engineers, in essence it is about redesigning life'. The main aim of this work was to review the state of synthetic biology in Africa in contrast with the trends of both conventional and modern biotechnologies and to give highlights on the future novelty of synthetic biology. The study showed that synthetic biology in Africa has not yet fully come of age, and that plant biotechnology has been extensively adopted in the continent. The potentials which can be achieved with this technology are unimaginable and can bring about great progress in developing nations. However greater political initiatives and government policies needs to be instigated if the advantages of this technology are to be fully felt in Africa, this thus calls for further research and investments into the technology.
KEYWORDS
Synthetic Biology, Modern Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology, Exploitation of Natural Systems and Design of Organisms
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Garang B. N. , Onkware A. O. , "Redirecting the Wheels of Natural Progression: Review of Synthetic Biology and the African Biotechnology Revolution," Bioengineering and Bioscience(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 11 - 19, 2016. DOI: 10.13189/bb.2016.040201.
(b). APA Format:
Garang B. N. , Onkware A. O. (2016). Redirecting the Wheels of Natural Progression: Review of Synthetic Biology and the African Biotechnology Revolution. Bioengineering and Bioscience(CEASE PUBLICATION), 4(2), 11 - 19. DOI: 10.13189/bb.2016.040201.