Synthetic gene networks: the next wave in biotechnology?

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 368-374

  Bhalerao, Kaustubh D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR PROCESS; COMPONENT REUSABILITIES; ENGINEERING FRAMEWORKS; GENE NETWORKS; NASCENT FIELDS; NEW DIRECTIONS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGIES; SYNTHETIC GENE NETWORKS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

BIOSENSORS; REUSABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

GENE EXPRESSION;

SYNTHETIC DNA;

BIOSENSOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 65549169234     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2009.03.003     Document Type: Review

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