Synthetic biology heralds the possibility of creating cellular machinery and genetic circuits that do not exist naturally and even entirely new organisms. This book examines what the technology can teach us about biology and how it could help us develop new food sources, clean energy, and vaccines. Highlights include:

. Genome Editing Technologies: Principles and Applications

. Alternative Watson-Crick Synthetic Genetic Systems

. Engineering Gene Circuits for Mammalian Cell-Based Applications

. Cell-Free Synthetic Biology: Engineering Beyond the Cell
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