Nanochick wrote:
] Synthetic biology refers to both (a) the design and
] fabrication of biological components and systems that do not
] already exist in the natural world and (b) the re-design and
] fabrication of existing biological systems.
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] [*drool*....I have found my new calling.....Synthetic
] Biology...its an emerging field, and I am so excited to learn
] more about it!!!! - Nano]

that is cool, sounds like it's the biological or organic bent to nanotech, as opposed to little robots made out of silicon. the latter is sexier to me, but i imagine the former to be rather more practical in the short term (maybe the long term too). At any rate, if someone comes up with a "thing" which "destroys existing and prevents new cancer" i'll be just as happy if it's a biological "thing" as if it's a little crab shaped robot with a built in computer "thing".