Synthetic genomics and synthetic biology applications between hopes and concerns

Current Genomics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-24

  König, Harald ^a   Frank, Daniel ^a   Heil, Reinhard ^a   Coenen, Christopher ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Applications; Benefits; Biofuels; Biomedicine; Environment; Risks; Synthetic biology; Synthetic genomics

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; INFLUENZA VACCINE; LIGNOCELLULOSE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOSENSOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOMICS; HEALTH; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METAGENOMICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; SYNTHETIC GENOMICS; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

EID: 84888232369     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: 18755488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389202911314010003     Document Type: Article

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