Biology will never be the same. The remarkable scientific success of biology in describing, explaining, and manipulating natural systems is so well recognized as to be a cliche—but the engineering application of that scientific knowledge is just beginning. In the same way that electrical engineering grew from physics to become a separate discipline in the early part of the last century, we see the growth of a new engineering discipline: one oriented to the intentional design, modeling, construction, debugging, and testing of artificial living systems.
Tom Knight in "Engineering novel life" Mol. Sys. Biol. doi:10.1038/msb4100028 (2005)
A history of Synthetic Biology through scientific reports
2017: Capacity Building for the Bioeconomy in Africa. BBSRC-GCRF OpenPlant-Earlham Foundry
2017: Building our Industrial Strategy. Green paper: UK Government
2017: Preparing for Future Products of Biotechnology National Academy of Sciences
2016: Developing standards to support the synthetic biology value chain. Rand Europe and BSI
2016: OECD Science Technology and Innovation Outlook. OECD
2016: Precision Agriculture and the Future of Farming in Europe. European Parliamentary Research Service
2016: Trends in synthetic biology and gain of function and regulatory implications. Sackler Forum, Royal Society & National Academy of Sciences
2016: Biodesign for the Bioeconomy: UK Synthetic Biology Strategic Plan. Synthetic Biology Leadership Council
2016: Genetically engineered crops: experiences and prospects. US National Academy of Sciences
2016: GM Plants: questions and answers. Royal Society
2016: Practical laboratory skills for molecular biologists. BIS National Measurement System
2015: Global assessment of biological engineering and manufacturing. World Technology Evaluation Centre
2015: Synthetic Biology - the next phase of biotechnology and genetic engineering. German Office of Technology Assessment
2015: The DNA of the US regulatory system. Wilson Center
2015: US Trends in Synthetic Biology research funding. Wilson Center.
2015: Industrialisation of Biology: a roadmap to accelerate the advanced manufacturing of chemicals. US National Academies
2014: Synthetic Biology and Biosecurity. DSSHM & Kings College, London
2014: Timeline for Synthetic Biology. Research Councils UK
2014: Next steps for European Synthetic Biology. ERA SynBio
2014: Creating a research agenda for the ecological implications of Synthetic Biology. Wilson Center
2014: Eight Great Technologies: Life Sciences, Genomics and Synthetic Biology. UK Intellectual Property Office
2014: Emerging technologies and industries strategy. Innovate UK
2014: Emerging policy issues in Synthetic Biology. OECD
2014: Synthetic Biology: opportunities for Scotland. Scottish Science Advisory Council
2014: Ethics debates on Synthetic Biology in the three regions. European Commission GEST
2013: DOE Report to Congress: Synthetic Biology. US DOE
2013: Seven myths and realities about Do-It-Yourself Biology. Wilson Center
2013: How will Synthetic Biology and conservation shape the future of nature? Wildlife Conservation Society
2013: The Nagoya protocol and synthetic biology research: a look at the potential impacts. Wilson Center
2012: A Synthetic Biology roadmap for the UK. Technology Strategy Board
2012: Principles for the oversight of Synthetic Biology. FOE, CTA & ETC
2012: US National bioeconomy blueprint. The White House
2011: E. chromi outreach brochure. Daisy Ginsberg & James King
2010: Europeans and biotechnology in 2010: winds of change? European Commission
2010: A decade of EU-funded GMO research. European Commission
2010: New Directions: the ethics of Synthetic Biology and emerging technologies. US Presidential Commission
2010: Realising European potential in Synthetic Biology: scientific opportunities and good governance. European Academies
2010: Synthetic Biology Dialogue. BBSRC
2010: Symposium Report: Opportunities and challenges in the emerging field of Synthetic Biology. OECD & Royal Society
2010: Addressing biosecurity concerns related to Synthetic Biology. US NSABB
2010: Synthetic Biology: Building on nature's inspiration. US National Academies
2010: Trends in Synthetic Biology research funding in the United States and Europe. Wilson Center
2009: Synthetic Biology: scope, applications and implications. Royal Academy of Engineeering
2009: Synthetic Biology: public dialogue on synthetic biology. Royal Academy of Engineeering
2009: Synthetic Biology influencing development. Lloyds
2009: A new biology for the 21st century. US National Academies
2008: Synthetic Biology: Social and ethical challenges. BBSRC
2008: Grand Challenges for Engineering. US National Academy of Engineering
2008: Engineering Life: the emerging field of Synthetic Biology. Royal Society of Chemistry & Institute of Physics
2008: Parliamentary Postnote 298 on Synthetic Biology. UK Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology
2008: Synthetic Biology: risks and opportunities of an emerging field. International Risk Governance Council
2007: Extreme Genetic Engineering: an introduction to Synthetic Biology. ETC Group
2006: Constructing Life: Early reflections on the emerging field of Synthetic Biology. Rathenau Institute
2006: Analysis of Synthetic Biology research in Europe and North America. European Commission
2005: DOE Genomics:GTL Roadmap. US Department of Energy
2005: Synthetic Biology: applying engineering to biology. NEST Expert Group, European Commission
2003: Synthetic Biology Study. DARPA sponsored study group
1996: ISAT Summer Study: Cellular Computing. DARPA sponsored study group
2016: Biodesign for the Bioeconomy: UK Synthetic Biology Strategic Plan. Synthetic Biology Leadership Council