MirceaKitsune Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Although I'm still learning about synthetic biology and biohacking, I heard a few things about how DNA and cells are being programmed on computers in labs. Obviously, the typical computer user doesn't have an USB device they can plug in, script, and have a tiny form of life pop out when they press Enter... despite hearing that something similar is supposedly possible to some extent. Still, that doesn't mean there aren't interesting things programs alone can do in this domain. So I was wondering what exists in regard to PC software. Are there any applications available for computers, that can be used to program cells or code your own DNA sequences? Even if just for preview purposes, and not to actually apply them on a living being. For example, can you preview how a small creature will look like if you make changes to pieces of the DNA? Of course I'm not looking for something magical here... just offering an idea of what I'm wondering about. Note that I only run Linux at this day. So if I am to test such a program, it must have a Linux native version too or run on WINE. But the thread isn't just for me, so please post anything you know of at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MirceaKitsune Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 I guess I found a few related programs, although I haven't checked them out yet. Do post here if you know more however... and / or can better describe what they do exactly. http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/382 http://www.openhelix.com/genocad http://openwetware.org/wiki/Computational_Tools https://sourceforge.net/projects/synbioss/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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