Synthetic Biology

The emerging field of synthetic biology employs biotechnological approaches to recreate and enhance basic biological structures, intracellular processes and whole organisms. This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the opportunities and challenges of this complex field of biotechno...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Glieder, Anton (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kubicek, Christian P. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Mattanovich, Diethard (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Wiltschi, Birgit (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Sauer, Michael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Έκδοση:1st ed. 2016.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Xenobiotic life (artificial cells and cell like structures, biological nanostructures, XNA)
  • Novel DNA and RNA (synthetic promoters, riboswitches, small RNAs, ribozymes, adaptamers, DNA walker, DNA machines)
  • Expansion of the genetic code and protein building blocks (orthogonal mRNA-ribosome pairs, non canonical amino acids)
  • DNA logics and circuit design (including sensors, TALORs, genome rewiring repressilator, oscillator, metabolator, „Multicellular circuits“)
  • Protein engineering (directed evolution, domain engineering)
  • Synthetic metabolic pathways (engineered pathways, non natural pathways, scaffolding)
  • Reengineered chassis cells (minimal organisms, platform hosts, minimal genomes, synthetic genomes)
  • In silico simulation and design of complex metabolic and signalling networks
  • Novel synthetic biomaterials
  • Key methods for synthetic biology (assembly technologies, genome engineering technologies, DNA synthesis, Standardization)
  • Public awareness and risk management.