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Synthetic biology: Application and prospects in animal science and biotechnology

Edited by:

Professor Shiyan Qiao, PhD, China Agricultural University, China

Submission Status: Open   |   Submission Deadline: 17 September 2025
 

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology is calling for submissions to our Collection on Synthetic biology: Application and prospects in animal science and biotechnology.


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Meet the Guest Editor

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Professor Shiyan Qiao, PhD, China Agricultural University, China

Shiyan Qiao, PhD, is a Professor at the College of Animal Science & Technology, China Agricultural University, and serves as Director of the National Feed Engineering and Technology Research Center. His research focuses on fundamental theories and high-tech innovations in animal nutrition and feed science. Prof. Qiao has pioneered the development of efficient low-protein diets for pigs and advanced technologies for the optimal utilization of soybean protein in animal feed. Leveraging these breakthroughs, he has successfully developed 15 innovative products, including feed amino acids, microbial formulations, and antimicrobial peptides. He has won 3 second prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Awards and 1 National Technological Invention Award, published over 150 articles and holds 27 authorized national patents in China, as well as 1 invention patent each in the United States and the EU.

About the Collection

Synthetic Biology is an interdisciplinary study that attempts to design, construct and synthetize new biological or biohybrid systems based on engineering principles. Due to the growing challenges in seeking high-quality animal feeding and ensuring food security, synthetic biology has brought new opportunities for modern agriculture. In recent years, synthetic biology research has become an attractive route for promoting the production of livestock, improving the quality of food and feed, reducing the use of antibiotics, cutting down the production costs, and achieving sustainable development of breeding field. A collection of up-to-date biosynthesis-related research will greatly advance our understanding of the application status and future development of agricultural synthetic biology. 

The aim of this Special Collection in Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology is to collect and highlight the recent research advances brought by the development of synthetic biology in the field of animal science and biotechnology.  

There are currently no articles in this collection.

Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of Research Articles and Reviews. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. 

Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Editorial Manager. Please select the appropriate Collection title "Synthetic biology: Application and prospects in animal science and biotechnology" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer-review process. The peer-review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.