Team:TrinityCollegeDublin

TCD iGEM The Synthetic Kingdom

We are now at a moment of history where life can be designed and created. As we move towards a global society this shift in understanding will come to play a dramatic role in how we shape the future.Throughout Earth's past,life has been guided by evolution.It has lead to the domains Archea,Bacteria and Eukarya, all constituting the Tree of Life.This pivotal moment may require an addition,a domain of sy+++nthetically created life,The Synthetic Kingdom,Our project examines the roles of Synthetic Biology,looking at technology,society,medicine and industry.We investigate the improvement of anti-malarial production and the gene editing tool CRISPR-CPF1.As we face problems such as disease, conservation and pollution, this new domain will undoubtedly revolutionize the world as we know it