Homework

Weekly homework submissions:

• Week 1 HW: Principles and Practices

  Week # 1 Homework Principles & Practices A look at the ethics, safety and security considerations for a biological engineering application with the proposed governance policy goals and actions. Most countries like Kenya in the developing countries have a waste problem that causes a lot of health issues to the people who live near them while damaging the ecosytem around them that creates a burden for the country in dealing with the financial implications. Synthetic genomic has made it possible through the use of biological organisms that clean up environmental waste and simultaneously produce energy, making this one of the most active fields in biotechnology often referred to as the Circular Bioeconomy. In the latest research which is moving toward Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) that can perform multiple tasks at once. Using CRISPR-Cas9, scientists have been able to ceate “super-microbes” that can: • Detect a specific pollutant (like a biosensor). • Break down that pollutant (bioremediation). • Synthesize a fuel molecule (valorization) simultaneously. There is the need to produce biofuels more sustainably than the traditional way with the use of synthetic biology. The problem in Kenya right now we have a lot of second hand clothes that are piled up as waste in dump site, also plastics chocking waterways and scattered all over the streets with no central place to collect them or few collection centers. E-Waste where Kenya generates over 53,000 tonnes annually creating a waste problem. The new technology from synthetic biology would help to eradicate the problem and at the same time generate energy that will help counter the large import bill for gasoline, diesel and kerosine we purchase every year.

• Week 2 DNA READ, WRITE, AND EDIT

  Week # 2 Homework DNA READ, WRITE & EDIT