Synthetic biology: A bridge between artificial and natural cells

Life

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1092-1116

  Ding, Yunfeng ^a   Wu, Fan ^a   Tan, Cheemeng ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial cells; Natural cells; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922019790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20751729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/life4041092     Document Type: Review

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