"Synthetic biology aims to design and build new biological parts and systems or to modify existing ones to carry out novel tasks. It is an emerging research area, described by one researcher as “moving from reading the genetic code to writing it." Prospects include new therapeutics, environmental biosensors and novel methods to produce food, drugs, chemicals or energy."
Managing the risks from GMOs requires an assessment of the risks to human health and the environment. This assessment must be carried out and any appropriate control measures put in place before the contained use involving GMOs can begin.
London Biological Laboratories are compliant with HSE regulations for working with GMO in a containment facility.
Our facilities include a molecular biology and microbiology lab based in London. Our lab has been developed around a code of ethics developed by a global community of practitioners. We provide access to lab equipment and bench space, for use in a safe manner, for individual or collaborative projects. Our programme facilitates amateurs and professionals with backgrounds in a broad mix of professions such as artists, engineers, biologists and programmers to carry out innovative bioscience projects.