Applications of synthetic gene networks

Science Progress

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 244-252

  Wu, Fuqing ^a   Wang, Xiao ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological design principles; Synthetic gene networks

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HUMANS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 84941749907     PISSN: 00368504     EISSN: 20477163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/003685015X14368807556441     Document Type: Article

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