{"id":37311,"date":"2023-09-15T11:06:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T10:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=37311"},"modified":"2023-09-15T11:06:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T10:06:08","slug":"new-biosecurity-research-council-champion-engineering-biology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/new-biosecurity-research-council-champion-engineering-biology\/37311\/","title":{"rendered":"New Biosecurity Research Council will champion responsible engineering biology"},"content":{"rendered":"
The UK Biosecurity Leadership Council will help shape the way advances in engineering biology are governed.<\/p>\n
Moreover, it will guard against potential risks whilst ensuring the UK\u2019s world-leading biology<\/a>, health, and life science innovators are supported to explore, invent, and continue to thrive.<\/p>\n Engineering biology is one of the most exciting new frontiers in science.<\/p>\n It describes the application of rigorous engineering principles to biology, enabling the construction of new or redesigned biological systems, such as cells or proteins.<\/p>\n It also has the potential to change the way we grow food, create medical treatments, and produce the sustainable fuel we need to run our cars, homes, and offices.<\/p>\n Engineering biology is one of the five critical technologies being nurtured by a single government department for the first time because of their strategic importance to the future prosperity and security of the UK.<\/p>\n This sector has the potential to grow at tremendous speed, driving forward the Prime Minister\u2019s priority to grow the economy.<\/p>\n Steve Bates OBE, CEO of the UK BioIndustry Association, explained: \u201cEngineering biology has great potential and diverse applications.<\/p>\nWhat is engineering biology?<\/h3>\n