Tag: iGEM
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Finding NEMO in the Sustainable Development Goals
In my previous article, synthetic biology emerged as an extremely powerful tool that can help tackle some of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. As a member of the 2020 University of Edinburgh iGEM team, I would like to exemplify how this can be done in practice using our project. iGEM is an independent, non-profit…
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Synthetic biology meets the Sustainable Development Goals
People, the planet and prosperity are at the core of the UN’s 2030 agenda for sustainable development. The agenda is a comprehensive action plan with the aim to stir socioeconomic and environmental development back onto a sustainable path. In 2015, the UN announced the 17 sustainable development goals(SGDs) which target all dimensions of sustainable development.…