Engineered cell-cell communication via DNA messaging

Journal of Biological Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ortiz, Monica E ^a   Endy, Drew ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous computing; Cell cell signaling; Communication theory; Programmed pattern formation; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE M13; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL ENGINEERING; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE PRODUCT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84865815764     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17541611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-1611-6-16     Document Type: Article

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