Synthetic biology, an emerging scientific field of research and application, comprises engineering principles to further biology. This project consisted of the pursuit of an authentic synthetic biology research experience in the laboratory, exploring the development of CRISPR/Cas9 editing technology adapted to target mRNA, as well as a concurrent literature study and analysis of the popular perceptions and understanding of synthetic biology, as represented by written media from 2006 to 2016. Together, the work bridges synthetic biology’s scientific and societal contexts.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Codding, Kimberly Marie

Contributors

• Farny, Natalie

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042717-102124

Advisor

• Buckholt, Michael Allan
• Faber, Brenton
• Farny, Natalie

Year

• 2017

Date created

• 2017-04-27

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Interdisciplinary

Rights statement

• In Copyright