Programming languages for genetic engineering
I choose to reply in an answer rather than a comment because I think
that is actually the proper answer to your question (and it is too
long for a comment anyway).


Style

If you intend to do research and write papers for an audience, then
you should learn to be easy to read. Any improvement costs only once
to you, and saves time and energy to each one of your readers. That
includes giving web references that  can be clicked, rather than
having to be cut and pasted in a browser window. That also include
briefly telling your readers what the reference is about, so that
they do not have to jump into unknown territory. (this is a comment on
the original version of your question, before the friendly editing of
David Richerby).

The same is actually true for programs. It is not enough to write a
program that solves the problem, you should also make sure that it is
easy to understand and to use, so as to spare aggravation to your
users.
Substance

Getting a Ph.D entails doing a fair amount of research. The very
first step is to find litterature that is relevant to your research
topic. Usually, if you choose the topic, you are supposed to have
some knowledge of it. In your case, you know of a project that is
relevant.  So that gives you names, keywords, and topics to search for on the
web. Then some reading of that should give you a better
understanding, increase your competence and allow you to search for
more ... and find research groups that do that kind of work by
looking at the authors of papers. Their affiliation is usually given,
and many have a web site.

Doing this yourself will increase you general competence at doing
research, and also increase your knowledge of the field. It is in no
way wasted work. Doing if for you is not doing you a service. You
would not think of getting someone on the net to write your
dissertation for you. Of course, it does make sense to discuss issues
and ask questions, but usually after doing what work you can, so as
to spare the time of colleagues ... they do not have so much available.

But if you cannot do it yourself, you probably do not have the
maturity to do research and you should rather consider another
academic path, or professional path.