What technology is revolutionizing cancer treatment? The same one that is changing the world

February 19, 2014

(Medical Daily) – What are the most tomorrow technologies in the field of cancer medicine?  The first thought that comes to mind for many people would be personalized medicine, while others would immediately champion nanotechnology. Yet underlying both these revolutionary fields is the new technology that has been made possible by the startling advances in genomic sequencing: synthetic biology. Scientists are beginning to design DNA molecules, proteins, and complex genetic circuits — biological organisms.