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Add free, open Synthetic Biology courses	Web Site	Organization (if any)	Degree / Non-degree	Instructor's Name	Location	Other Info	Language	Tags
Genomics and Computational Biology	http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/health-sciences-and-technology/hst-508-genomics-and-computational-biology-fall-2002/	MIT	non-degree	Dr. George Church	Browser	Start anytime	English	Undergraduate / Graduate
Network Medicine: Using Systems Biology and Signaling Networks to Create Novel Cancer Therapeutics	http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biology/7-343-network-medicine-using-systems-biology-and-signaling-networks-to-create-novel-cancer-therapeutics-fall-2012/	MIT	non-degree	Dr. Michael Lee	Browser	Start anytime	English	Undergraduate
Systems and Synthetic Biology: How the Cell Solves Problems	http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biology/7-342-systems-and-synthetic-biology-how-the-cell-solves-problems-fall-2010/	MIT	non-degree	Dr. Hyun Youk	Browser	Start anytime	English	Undergraduate
Systems Biology: Stochastic Processes and Biological Robustness	http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biology/7-342-systems-biology-stochastic-processes-and-biological-robustness-fall-2008/	MIT	non-degree	Prof. Jeff Gore, Dr. Arjun Raj	Browser	Start anytime	English	Undergraduate
Course's Name	http://		non-degree		Browser	Start anytime	English

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Leukippos. 2013. Synthetic Biology Lab in the Cloud. Leukippos Institute.

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Mandal, Pankaj K. & Derrick J Rossi. 2013. Reprogramming human fibroblasts to pluripotency using modified mRNA. February 21. 8, 568–582, doi:10.1038/nprot.nprot.2013.019. Nature Protocols.

Moe-Behrens, Gerd H. G., Rene Davis, and Karmella A. Haynes. 2013. Preparing synthetic biology for the world. January 25. Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers in Microbiotechnology, Ecotoxicology and Bioremediation.

Myers, Andrew. 2013. Stanford scientists fit light-emitting bioprobe in a single cell. February 19. Palo Alto: news.stanford.edu.

Recap and Top Tweets: Programming Nature, a MIT/Stanford VLAB Event on Synthetic Biology. 2013. Recap and Top Tweets: Programming Nature, a MIT/Stanford VLAB Event on Synthetic Biology. January 23. Stanford, CA: innov8social.com.

Torrance, Andrew W. 2012. Synthesizing Law For Synthetic Biology. OCTOBER 31. lexvivo.com.

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Folliard, Thomas. 2012. SynBio Talks: What is Synthetic Biology? by Thomas Folliard. London, UK: SynBio Talks. Moe-Behrens, Gerd. 2012. Leukippos - Synthetic Biology Lab in the Cloud. April 29. (Leukippos is an iterative application that structures big data and utilizes collaborative intelligence for all people interested in doing in silico synthetic biology research in the cloud). Leukippos Institute.

Venter, Craig with Chris Anderson (inter.). 2012. [http://www.wired.com/video/wired-health-conference-synthetic-biology/1925152096001 Wired Health Conference: Synthetic Biology]. October 25. (Craig Venter, CEO & President, Synthetic Genomics, shares the latest advancements in synthetic genomic research and technology. According to Venter, synthetic biological organisms are not far away). Wired.com.

Uri Alon, Systems Biology, Weizmann Institute, 2011, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z__BHVFP0Lk (really great introduction. SynBio is a pratical application of Systems Biology, thus important fundamental material) 

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Stanford Biodesign Courses. 2013. Stanford Biodesign Courses: innovative enough to stretch your imagination. Stanford, CA: biodesign.stanford.edu/bdn/courses/.

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Wikigenes. 2013. Synthetic Biology. (An editable, wiki collection of resources and learning material for Synthetic Biology). wikigenes.org.

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