Synthetic biology: An emerging research field in China

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 804-814

  Pei, Lei ^a   Schmidt, Markus ^a   Wei, Wei ^b  

^a Organisation Tor International Dialogue and Conflict Management   (Austria)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical synthetic biology; China; DNA synthesis; Genetic circuits; Minimal genomes; Protocells; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

CHINA; DNA SYNTHESIS; GENETIC CIRCUITS; MINIMAL GENOMES; PROTOCELLS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

BIOLOGY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA; GENES;

RESEARCH;

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENOME; PROTEIN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL CELL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHINA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; REVIEW; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL CELLS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHINA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

CHINA;

HARNESS;

EID: 80052045243     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2011.06.008     Document Type: Review

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