Designer gene networks: Towards fundamental cellular control

Chaos

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 207-220

  Hasty, Jeff ^a   Isaacs, Farren ^a   Dolnik, Milos ^b   McMillen, David ^a   Collins, J J ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0006092502     PISSN: 10541500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1345702     Document Type: Review

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