Synthetic Biology: Evolution or revolution? A co-founder's perspective

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 871-877

  Gardner, Timothy S ^a   Hawkins, Kristy ^a  

^a Amyris Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL METABOLISM; CELL TYPE; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STANDARDIZATION; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ANIMALS; BIOENGINEERING; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CELL ENGINEERING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 84890170191     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: 18790402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.09.013     Document Type: Review

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