Attention - all interested in synthetic biology - DARPA is interested, big time

For those interested in synthetic biology, check out the new DARPA call for proposals: Living Foundries: Advanced Tools and Capabilities for Generalizable Platforms (ATCG) - Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities

And check out the "teaming" site trying to bring together groups and people with diverse backgrounds and interests. Kudos to Alicia Jackson at DARPA and DARPA in general for recognizing the importance of synthetic biology.

I note - Alicia Jackson's announced this push at the Synthetic Biology meeting at Stanford earlier in the summer:

• Twitter / Jonathan Eisen: Alica Jackson from DARPA announcing DARPA is getting into synthetic biology in a big big big way w/ "Living Foundries Program
• The Tree of Life: Some quick notes on #Synbio5: Synthetic Biology ...
• Check out video from the Synthetic Biology meeting where this was announced:

For some other information about this see:

• DARPA's Living Foundries Concept
• DARPA Wants Artificial Lifeforms - Technology Review
• SOLICITATIONS - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• DARPA's Microsystems Technology Office launches Living Foundries