A feeling for the (micro)organism? Yeastiness, organism agnosticism and whole genome synthesis

Synthetic biologists attempt to apply engineering principles to biological systems. This involves treating organisms as “chassis” – neutral frames into which synthetic constructs can be inserted, rather than living entities with distinctive features. Here we focus on a particularly charismatic organ...

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Main Authors: Jane Calvert, Erika Szymanski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-10-01
Series:New Genetics and Society
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14636778.2020.1736537