Life Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Artificial == {{main|Artificial life |Synthetic biology}} Artificial life is the [[simulation]] of any aspect of life, as through computers, [[robotics]], or [[biochemistry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dictionary.com/browse/artificial--life|title=Artificial life|website=Dictionary.com|access-date=15 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116021041/http://www.dictionary.com/browse/artificial--life|archive-date=16 November 2016}}</ref> [[Synthetic biology]] is a new area of [[biotechnology]] that combines science and [[biological engineering]]. The common goal is the design and construction of new biological functions and systems not found in nature. Synthetic biology includes the broad redefinition and expansion of [[biotechnology]], with the ultimate goals of being able to design and build engineered biological systems that process information, manipulate chemicals, fabricate materials and structures, produce energy, provide food, and maintain and enhance human health and the environment.<ref>{{Cite journal |volume=6 |last=Chopra |first=Paras |author2=Akhil Kamma |title=Engineering life through Synthetic Biology |journal=In Silico Biology |access-date=9 June 2008 |url=http://www.bioinfo.de/isb/2006/06/0038/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805175817/http://www.bioinfo.de/isb/2006/06/0038/ |archive-date=5 August 2008 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page