The Regulation of Biotechnology Products

For more than 15 years, the costs of DNA sequencing and synthesis have been improving faster than Moore’s Law. The impacts of the improvements made to DNA sequencing are well known: whereas the original Human Genome Project cost several billion dollars, a human genome can be sequenced today for about $1,000. With DNA synthesis now available at a cost of pennies per base pair, users no longer have to undertake traditional cloning, introducing new ways of engineering biological systems.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading global infectious disease killer, second only to COVID-191. It is an airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria and is responsible for infecting an estimated 10.6 million and killing 1.6 million people in 2021 alone1.

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) supports a large network of National Centers for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NCBIB) through the P41 grant mechanism.

Our 4th Annual Microbiology and Immunology Virtual Conference is now available On Demand! Participants will explore and discover new concepts, tools and techniques to apply to ongoing research and diagnostics. Microbiology and Immunology cover an array of industries and disciplines, encompassing various research areas including pharmaceuticals, medicine, agriculture, and space. The development of new techniques and the ability to sequence organisms without the need to grow them in the laboratory has opened up a new world of microbial diversity and complexity we know little about.