Abstract
OPINION article Front. Chem., 13 May 2014Sec. Chemical Biology Volume 2 - 2014 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2014.00024
Highlights
The U.S Army Research Office (ARO) serves as the Army’s premier extramural basic research agency in the engineering, physical, information and life sciences
USING BIOLOGY TO PRODUCE BIOLOGICAL, NON-BIOLOGICAL, AND HYBRID MATERIALS Biological organisms have evolved complex synthetic capabilities that are often unrivaled, if not impossible, by traditional chemical approaches, with products ranging from small molecule chemicals to biological polymers to macromolecular assemblies with complex catalytic or mechanical activities to metallic and semiconductor nanoparticles
In addition to the many valuable products naturally produced by biological systems, such as the chemotherapeutic agent Taxol produced by an endophytic fungus living within the bark of the Pacific Yew tree, biological systems are being engineered to produce specific products of interest
Summary
The U.S Army Research Office (ARO) serves as the Army’s premier extramural basic research agency in the engineering, physical, information and life sciences. USING BIOLOGY TO PRODUCE BIOLOGICAL, NON-BIOLOGICAL, AND HYBRID MATERIALS Biological organisms have evolved complex synthetic capabilities that are often unrivaled, if not impossible, by traditional chemical approaches, with products ranging from small molecule chemicals to biological polymers to macromolecular assemblies with complex catalytic or mechanical activities to metallic and semiconductor nanoparticles. Engineered biological systems could produce hybrid products with both biological and non-biological elements, leading to materials with both traditionally desirable properties, such as high strength and stability, as well as biological functionality, such as molecular recognition or enzymatic reactivity.
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