Xenobiology, new-to-nature synthetic cells and genetic firewall

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 936-943

  Budisa, Nediljko ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial life; Astrobiology; Bio orthogonality; Directed evolution; Genetic code; Genetic firewall; Synthetic biology; Synthetic cells

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ASTROBIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; CELL ENGINEERING; CODES (SYMBOLS); CYTOLOGY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; BIO-ORTHOGONALITY; DIRECTED EVOLUTION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC FIREWALL; MICROBIAL STRAIN; ORTHOGONAL CHEMISTRIES; ORTHOGONALITY; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; SYNTHETIC CELL;

CELLS;

EID: 84904052285     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527281808140616154301     Document Type: Article

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