Optimality in evolution: New insights from synthetic biology

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 797-802

  de Vos, Marjon G J ^a   Poelwijk, Frank J ^a   Tans, Sander J ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; DIVERSE PROPERTIES; EVOLUTIONARY CHANGES; EVOLUTIONARY POTENTIAL; INTRINSIC POTENTIAL; MODEL SYSTEM; SELECTIVE PRESSURE; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

OPTIMIZATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 84880954081     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2013.04.008     Document Type: Review

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