Advances in Synthetic Biology

doi:10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2015.03.017

Abstract

Abstract: Synthetic biology is an applied discipline that introduces engineering into biology. The aim of synthetic biology is to standardize and modularize biological parts. It can also be applied in the basic researches，such as the research of life origin. This review gives a detailed introduction to the synthetic biology，especially the new methods and applications.

Key words: synthetic biology, biological part, cell-free synthetic biology, minimal genome, directed evolution, genome editing

Lü Yongkun, Du Guocheng, Chen Jian, Zhou Jingwen. Advances in Synthetic Biology[J]. Biotechnology Bulletin, 2015, 31(4): 134-148.

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