Systems and synthetic biology approaches to cell division

Systems and Synthetic Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 173-178

  Mashaghi, Alireza ^a   Dekker, Cees ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioengineering; Biological networks; Cell division; Cellular dynamics; Origin of life; Synthetic biology; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892940138     PISSN: 18725325     EISSN: 18725333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11693-014-9132-z     Document Type: Editorial

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