The Synthetic Biology Revolution
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For roughly four decades the Trends editors have been tracking the technology of “manufacturing using the mechanisms of living organisms,” which is called synthetic biology. The whole thing started simply enough when Genentech found that inserting the human insulin gene into yeast cells enabled those cells to produce the critical protein needed for treating diabetes.
What started in the healthcare industry i.....
For roughly four decades the Trends editors have been tracking the technology of “manufacturing using the mechanisms of living organisms,” which is called synthetic biology. The whole thing started simply enough when Genentech found that inserting the human insulin gene into yeast cells enabled those cells to produce the critical protein needed for treating diabetes.
What started in the healthcare industry i.....
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