Synthetic biology is a field that aims to design and construct new biological entities with novel and useful functions. Which of the following are applications of synthetic biology?
Choose one or more:
A. golden rice: adding a gene to produce blindness-combating beta carotene to a variety of traditional rice
B. herbicide-resistant corn: modifying the corn genome with a gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis
C. smart vaccines: human-made microbes that can induce immune development without illness
D. artificial photosynthesis: using an engineered bacterium with nanowire to convert carbon dioxide to multiple different products
A. golden rice: adding a gene to produce blindness-combating beta carotene to a variety of traditional rice
B. herbicide-resistant corn: modifying the corn genome with a gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis
C. smart vaccines: human-made microbes that can induce immune development without illness
D. artificial photosynthesis: using an engineered bacterium with nanowire to convert carbon dioxide to multiple different products