Jump-starting life? Fundamental aspects of synthetic biology

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 687-690

  Schwille, Petra ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL ENGINEERING; CELL METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; BIOENGINEERING; BIOGENESIS; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

BIOENGINEERING; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CELL BIOLOGY; CELL DIVISION; ORIGIN OF LIFE; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 84962198218     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201506125     Document Type: Article

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