https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/aleksandra-piotrowska/week-02-hw-dna-design/index.htmlThis week focused on DNA Design — understanding how DNA can be organised into functional parts and combined to control how a biological system behaves. Coming from design rather than biology, what interested me most was the shift in perspective: DNA is not only something to observe and understand, but something that can also be designed. A simple genetic construct can be built from four main elements: Promoter → RBS → CDS → Terminator Promoter — controls where transcription begins. RBS (Ribosome Binding Site) — influences how efficiently a protein is produced. CDS (Coding Sequence) — contains the DNA instructions for producing a protein. Terminator — signals the end of transcription. Figure 1. Common components of a genetic circuit.Hugoen