Unlocking the potential of synthetic biology for improving livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa
Synthetic biology (SynBio) is an interdisciplinary field that has developed rapidly in the last two decades. It involves the design and construction of new biological systems and processes from standardized biological components, networks and synthetic pathways. The goal of Synbio is to create logic...
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| author | Reagan Mudziwapasi Jonathan Mufandaedza Fortune N. Jomane Fanuel Songwe Abigarl Ndudzo Rutendo P. Nyamusamba Annah R. Takombwa Melinda G. Mahla Jessica Pullen Sibonani S. Mlambo Cyprian Mahuni Edward Mufandaedza Ryman Shoko |
| author2 | Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Lupane State University, Lupane, Zimbabwe |
| author_facet | Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Lupane State University, Lupane, Zimbabwe Reagan Mudziwapasi Jonathan Mufandaedza Fortune N. Jomane Fanuel Songwe Abigarl Ndudzo Rutendo P. Nyamusamba Annah R. Takombwa Melinda G. Mahla Jessica Pullen Sibonani S. Mlambo Cyprian Mahuni Edward Mufandaedza Ryman Shoko |
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| description | Synthetic biology (SynBio) is an interdisciplinary field that has developed rapidly in the last two decades. It involves the design and construction of new biological systems and processes from standardized biological components, networks and synthetic pathways. The goal of Synbio is to create logical forms of cellular control. Biological systems and their parts can be redesigned to carryout completely new functions. SynBio is poised to greatly impact human health, the environment,biofuels and chemical production with huge economic benefits. SynBio presents opportunities for the highly agro-based African economies to overcome setbacks that threaten food security: The setbacks are brought about by climate change, land degradation, over-reliance on food imports,global competition, and water and energy security issues among others. With appropriate regula-tory frameworks and systems in place, the benefits of harnessing SynBio to boost development in African economies by far potentially outweigh the risks. Countries that are already using GMOs such as South Africa and Kenya should find the application of SynBio seamless, as it would be a matter ofexpanding the already existing regulations and policies for GMO use. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-54522023-03-22T13:11:07Z Unlocking the potential of synthetic biology for improving livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa Reagan Mudziwapasi Jonathan Mufandaedza Fortune N. Jomane Fanuel Songwe Abigarl Ndudzo Rutendo P. Nyamusamba Annah R. Takombwa Melinda G. Mahla Jessica Pullen Sibonani S. Mlambo Cyprian Mahuni Edward Mufandaedza Ryman Shoko Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Lupane State University, Lupane, Zimbabwe National BiotechnologyAuthority, Harare, Zimbabwe Department of Animal Science and Rangeland Management, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Lupane StateUniversity, Lupane, Zimbabwe Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Midlands State University,Gweru, Zimbabwe Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Lupane State University, Lupane, Zimbabwe Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Lupane State University, Lupane, Zimbabwe National BiotechnologyAuthority, Harare, Zimbabwe Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Lupane State University, Lupane, Zimbabwe Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Lupane State University, Lupane, Zimbabwe Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe National BiotechnologyAuthority, Harare, Zimbabwe Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Lupane State University, Lupane, Zimbabwe Department of Biology,Faculty of Agriculture, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe Synthetic biology Foodsecurity Biosafety Regulation GMO Synthetic biology (SynBio) is an interdisciplinary field that has developed rapidly in the last two decades. It involves the design and construction of new biological systems and processes from standardized biological components, networks and synthetic pathways. The goal of Synbio is to create logical forms of cellular control. Biological systems and their parts can be redesigned to carryout completely new functions. SynBio is poised to greatly impact human health, the environment,biofuels and chemical production with huge economic benefits. SynBio presents opportunities for the highly agro-based African economies to overcome setbacks that threaten food security: The setbacks are brought about by climate change, land degradation, over-reliance on food imports,global competition, and water and energy security issues among others. With appropriate regula-tory frameworks and systems in place, the benefits of harnessing SynBio to boost development in African economies by far potentially outweigh the risks. Countries that are already using GMOs such as South Africa and Kenya should find the application of SynBio seamless, as it would be a matter ofexpanding the already existing regulations and policies for GMO use. 15 1 1 12 2023-03-22T13:11:06Z 2023-03-22T13:11:06Z 2022-01-05 research article https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5452 https://doi.org/10.1080/26895293.2021.2014986 en All LIfe 2689-5307 open Taylor and Francis Group |
| spellingShingle | Synthetic biology Foodsecurity Biosafety Regulation GMO Reagan Mudziwapasi Jonathan Mufandaedza Fortune N. Jomane Fanuel Songwe Abigarl Ndudzo Rutendo P. Nyamusamba Annah R. Takombwa Melinda G. Mahla Jessica Pullen Sibonani S. Mlambo Cyprian Mahuni Edward Mufandaedza Ryman Shoko Unlocking the potential of synthetic biology for improving livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | Unlocking the potential of synthetic biology for improving livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full | Unlocking the potential of synthetic biology for improving livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_fullStr | Unlocking the potential of synthetic biology for improving livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unlocking the potential of synthetic biology for improving livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_short | Unlocking the potential of synthetic biology for improving livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_sort | unlocking the potential of synthetic biology for improving livelihoods in sub-saharan africa |
| topic | Synthetic biology Foodsecurity Biosafety Regulation GMO |
| url | https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5452 https://doi.org/10.1080/26895293.2021.2014986 |
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