Synthetic biology: applications come of age

Summary

The de novo engineering of genetic circuits, biological modules and synthetic pathways is beginning to address these crucial problems and is being used in related practical applications.

Keywords

Synthetic biology, Biology, Computational biology, Systems biology

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