ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology

ARC合成生物学卓越中心(CoESB)将为澳大利亚提供关键的技术创新，以该国在农业方面的优势为基础，发展充满活力的生物经济。几千年来，我们一直使用微生物来制作面包、葡萄酒和奶酪。现在，我们的中心将开创设计合成微生物的新方法，使定制设计的微生物群落、合成细胞器和新的自然生物途径和酶的开发成为可能。CoESB将把工程学与分子生物学相结合，设计和构建新的生物系统，将农业或废弃物中的生物质转化为生物燃料、生物塑料和其他高价值化学品。

The ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology (CoESB) will provide the technical innovation critical for Australia to develop a vibrant bioeconomy building on the nation’s strengths in agriculture. For thousands of years we have used microbes to create bread, wine, cheese. Now, our Centre will pioneer new approaches to the design of synthetic microbes, enabling the development of custom-designed microbial communities, synthetic organelles and new to nature biological pathways and enzymes. CoESB will combine engineering with molecular biology to design and construct novel biological systems that can convert biomass from agriculture or waste streams to biofuel, bioplastics and other high-value chemicals.