Synthetic gene libraries: In search of the optimal diversity

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 244-247

  Ostermeier, Marc ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROTEINS; RESEARCH;

GENE LIBRARIES;

GENES;

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC DNA;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETICS; PROTEIN;

ACCURACY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCT;

EID: 0037716688     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7799(03)00089-1     Document Type: Review

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