Information and communication technology in biodesign and component characterisation
Information and communication technology in biodesign and component characterisation
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生物设计和成分表征中的信息和通信技术
DOI:
10.1049/cp.2016.1239
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发表时间:
2016
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通讯作者:
Kitney R
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作者:
Kitney R
A rapidly developing area of synthetic biology/ engineering of biology is the use of information and communication technology (ICT). An important reason for this is the use of more and more laboratory automation. Over the past few years individual liquid handling robots have become prevalent in wet labs. However, in synthetic biology the drive is towards vastly improved reliability and reproducibility. This is vital for industrial translation. Consequently, there has been a need to develop web-based information systems and new technical standards. In this regard, SynBIS and DICOMSB represent significant developments in information systems and technical standards, respectively. It has been recognised that the use of individual liquid handling robots etc. is inadequate as an approach to achieving the required levels of reliability, reproducibility and errors. Consequently, this has resulted in the development of DNA foundries. In our case the DNA foundry forms part of an overall infrastructure which is integrated by an information infrastructure. This has resulted in the ability to undertake characterisation experiments in a massively parallel mode - with the concomitant ability to reduce errors and a significant increase in reliability and reproducibility.