Artificial Gene Synthesis Discussion

Student’s NameProfessor’s NameSubjectDecember 5, 2018Lab ReportIntroductionArtificial gene synthesis or gene creation has gained prime significance in the field of microbiology and molecular biology because of the myriads of opportunities it entails for scientific progress (ATDbio.com). Alternatively referred to as DNA printing, the process of artificial gene creation involves the use of synthetic biology for creating the artificial gene in a laboratory setting.Gene synthesis basically implies the chemical synthesis of DNA base-by-base; however, contrary to the process of DNA replication that can occur in cells or through PCR ‘polymerase chain reaction’, there is no requirement of a template strand in gene synthesis. Instead, it involves step-by-step nucleotide addition to the single-stranded molecules that later play the role of a template enabling the creation of an additional strand. Artificial gene synthesis can be considered as the backbone of the entire field of Synthetic Biology. Through artificially synthesized genes, molecular biologists are provided with a way of producing long stretches of non-nucleic acid sequences that are naturally occurring (Javed). This resultantly broadens the scope of experimentation. As such, artificial gene creation can enable routine generation of sequences in laboratory settings that are hard to isolate on the other hand