Continuous monitoring of Synthetic Biology What is new in Synthetic Biology research? Highlights of Synthetic Biology monitoring Monitoring of Synthetic Biology from 2018 to 2025 What is new in Synthetic Biology research? The annual number of publications with new…
AI: de novo-generated genes and proteins ZKBS Commentary on the Challenges Posed by Nucleic Acid Sequences and Proteins Generated De Novo Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Evaluation of Genetic Engineering Work The Central Commission on Biological Safety…
Mirror Bacteria Comment by the ZKBS on the publication by Adamala et al. (2024) on hazards to humans, animals, plants and the environment from the production of so-called mirror bacteria The Central Committee on Biological Safety (ZKBS), represented by the Working…
Synthetic Biology Synthetic Biology is a dynamic field of research with an application-related focus to which contributions are made from disciplines that have a biological, technical and information processing emphasis. Synthetic Biology Overview The ZKBS has the…
Comment on Mirror Bacteria Adamala et al. 2024 The commentary by Adamala et al. (2024) entitled ‘Confronting risks of mirror life’ caught the attention of the ZKBS as part of its ongoing monitoring of Synthetic Biology. The ZKBS now has a separate section on mirror…
ZKBS comments Commentary of the ZKBS on current topics Commentary on the Use of AI in Genetic Engineering In the field of synthetic biology, the ZKBS has now issued a commentary on the challenges posed by de novo-generated nucleic acid sequences and proteins using in…
Commentary on the Use of AI in Genetic Engineering In the field of Synthetic Biology, the ZKBS has now issued a commentary on the challenges posed by de novo -generated nucleic acid sequences and proteins using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the evaluation of…
Recipient strains for biological safety measures The database of recipient strains recognized for biological saftey measures provides information on recipient organisms frequently used for genetic engineering operations. This information concerns the allocation to a…
Immunomodulators in replication-competent microorganisms The risk posed by replication-competent microorganisms (e.g., viruses or bacteria) can be significantly altered by the introduction of subgenomic nucleic acid fragments capable of modulating the immune system.…
4th Monitoring Report of Synthetic Biology The ZKBS continues to monitor developments in the field of Synthetic Biology. There have been many new developments in this area in recent years, particularly driven by AI-based methods. With the 4th Monitoring Report on…
