Multiplex Automated Genome Engineering (MAGE), the Church lab’s new cell programming method that promises to give biotechnology – in particular synthetic biology – a powerful boost, made its public debut in the July issue of Nature.

Leader: George Church

The goal of this thrust is to develop a limited number of chassis that should serve a wide range of activities (testbeds). More specifically, we are working toward the following goals:

Synthetic biology is the design and construction of new biological entities such as enzymes, genetic circuits, and cells or the redesign of existing biological systems. Synthetic biology builds on the advances in molecular, cell, and systems biology and seeks to transform biology in the same way that synthesis transformed chemistry and integrated circuit design transformed computing.