| There are constant strives and innovations going on | | | | medical professionals are fighting for. Some countries |
| in the medical world. One of the latest ideas is | | | | have even gone as far as banning synthetic biology |
| synthetic biology, which is quite a scientific subject | | | | because they are afraid of the technology falling into |
| matter. Some of the top scientists in the field are still | | | | the wrong hands. |
| a little unsure of exactly how synthetic biology will | | | | At this point in time, the studies are only studies and |
| work, but it is not stopping the medical field from | | | | nothing concrete has been invented or implemented. |
| advancing in the field. Simply put, synthetic biology is | | | | Even though synthetic cells have been created in |
| the process of shuffling genes around in order to | | | | labs, these cells have not been used in any current |
| make human cells from scratch without actually using | | | | medical treatments. It could be years or even |
| any natural cells. | | | | decades before the public would see any benefit |
| It is thought that this type of biology can be used to | | | | from the study of synthetic biology, but this is a |
| make T-cells, which may be able to fight cancers and | | | | direction that medicine is keeping an eye out for. |
| other diseases which are typically incurable. There is | | | | There are several medical advance niches out there |
| of course controversy over making human cells out | | | | and this is just one of the newer studies happening. |
| of non human materials. There is the argument that it | | | | If synthetic biology does become a reality, it would |
| is an unnatural process and that it should not be | | | | be interesting to see what illnesses and diseases it |
| attempted even if it does have its benefits. It are | | | | could treat and cure. |
| the benefits however that scientists and other | | | | |