Cell-free synthetic biology for environmental sensing and remediation

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2017, Pages 69-75

  Karig, David K ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; METABOLISM;

BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS; CELL-FREE EXPRESSION; CELL-FREE PROTEIN EXPRESSION; COMPLEX INTEGRATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS; METABOLIC CAPABILITIES;

CELLS;

BIOSENSOR; CELL FREE SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SHELF LIFE; STANDARDIZATION; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; ANIMAL; BIOREMEDIATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 85013215071     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2017.01.010     Document Type: Review

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