The sorcerer of synthetic genomes

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1121-1124

  Marshall, Andrew ^a  

^a Nature Biotechnology ^*

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

SYNTHETIC DNA;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CODON; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN GENOME; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NOTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; YEAST;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; INDUSTRY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71849093006     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt1209-1121     Document Type: Note

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