The Renaissance of Synthetic Biology

Biological Theory

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 128-130

  Peretó, Juli ^a   Català, Jesús ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological Theory; Corrin Ring; Mycoplasma Genitalium; Nature Review Genetic; Synthetic Biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449132878     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/biot.2007.2.2.128     Document Type: Article

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