Synthetic Biology

PLOS iGEM 2016

Following on from the PLOS iGEM 2015 project, PLOS recently hosted a realtime online peer review event for iGEM teams ahead of submission to the PLOS iGEM 2016 Collection. Learn more about it here!

Biological Parts

Synthetic Biology is an emerging, trans-disciplinary field at the intersection between many engineering and scientific disciplines such as biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, or computer science. This section features papers on Biological Parts.

Software & Modeling

Synthetic Biology is an emerging, trans-disciplinary field at the intersection between many engineering and scientific disciplines such as biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, or computer science. This section features papers on Software & Modeling.

Gene Network Engineering

Synthetic Biology is an emerging, trans-disciplinary field at the intersection between many engineering and scientific disciplines such as biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, or computer science. This section features papers on Gene Network Engineering.

Protein Engineering

Synthetic Biology is an emerging, trans-disciplinary field at the intersection between many engineering and scientific disciplines such as biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, or computer science. This section features papers on Protein Engineering.

Genome Editing

Synthetic Biology is an emerging, trans-disciplinary field at the intersection between many engineering and scientific disciplines such as biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, or computer science. This section features papers on Genome Editing.

Metabolic Engineering

Synthetic Biology is an emerging, trans-disciplinary field at the intersection between many engineering and scientific disciplines such as biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, or computer science. This section features papers on Metabolic Engineering.

Synthetic Life & Multicellular Systems

Synthetic Biology is an emerging, trans-disciplinary field at the intersection between many engineering and scientific disciplines such as biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, or computer science. This section features papers on Synthetic Life & Multicellular Systems.

Methods & Instruments

Synthetic Biology is an emerging, trans-disciplinary field at the intersection between many engineering and scientific disciplines such as biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, or computer science. This section features papers on Methods & Instruments.

DNA Synthesis & Assembly

Synthetic Biology is an emerging, trans-disciplinary field at the intersection between many engineering and scientific disciplines such as biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, or computer science. This section features papers on DNA Synthesis & Assembly.

Dr. Mark Isalan, Reader in Systems and Synthetic Biology, Imperial College London

Learn more about Mark’s PLOS ONE work in our Meet the Editors Interview.

Aaron Dy, Graduate Research Assistant and Communication Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; PLOS Synbio Community Editor.

PLOS iGEM 2015

PLOS and iGEM share a belief that science is best advanced through openness. Submissions to the PLOS iGEM Collection will be posted for open review on the PLOS Collections blog, where members of the PLOS and iGEM communities will review them openly.