Autodesk has expanded his modeling expertise to new horizon. With its sponsorship of IGEM, The International Genetically Engineered Machine competition, a worldwide Synthetic Biology competition aimed at undergraduate university students.
"Working with kits of biological parts—based on the “biobrick” concept of a standardized registry of biological parts—they will create the kinds of new biological structures that can lead to more effective, and more precisely targeted, drugs; better diagnostic tools for diseases; and even the creation of designer, specialized organisms that do things like eat pollution."
“iGEM students are building biology at the molecular and cellular scale. With Maya, they can see what they're doing as though they were right there, inside the cell or the tissue. That makes learning about these complex systems much easier," says Andrew Hessel, Co-Chair, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology at Singularity University."
“Cells are complicated microscopic machines, with thousands of molecular parts. Maya helps students see how everything fits and works together as a system, and what happens when they make changes. That’s incredibly powerful,” adds Hessel."
Helping develop the field of synthetic biology is very much in sync with Autodesk’s vision of helping people imagine, design, and create a better world.
Press release is here on Autodesk's website.
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