Synthetic Biology and tools for engineering plant form
Synthetic Biology is an emerging field that employs engineering principles for constructing genetic systems. The approach is based on the use of well characterised and reusable components, and numerical models for the design of biological circuits.
We have constructed a series of tools for controlling gene misexpression and marking specific cells in growing plants. We are building a new generation of genetic circuits that incorporate intercellular communication, and could be used to generate self-organised behaviour at the cellular scale. These could be used to reprogram plant development and morphogenesis.
We have constructed a series of tools for controlling gene misexpression and marking specific cells in growing plants. We are building a new generation of genetic circuits that incorporate intercellular communication, and could be used to generate self-organised behaviour at the cellular scale. These could be used to reprogram plant development and morphogenesis.
Haseloff laboratoryInformation about the people and work in the laboratory.
Approaches to engineering of multicellular assemblages in plant systems.
Computational tools for the design of synthetic genetic circuits.
High throughput DNA assembly for construction of new genetic systems.
Imaging approaches for visualising and quantifying multicellular systems.
Primitive and simple plant system for Synthetic Biology experiments.
Slide shows, lecture notes, PDFs and resources for teaching in plant development, and iGEM.
Undergraduate team projects at Cambridge in the iGEM synthetic Biology competition.
Collections of PDFs with background information about Synthetic Biology.
Maps and contact information to find the lab in Cambridge.
