Synthetic biology: Now that we're creators, what should we create?

Current Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 16, 2010, Pages

  Cohan, Frederick M ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957847120     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.07.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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