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Synthetic Biology News Roundup

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There's been a lot of interesting papers out this month in synthetic biology. Here's a quick roundup of some news and research:


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  • The BIOFAB: International Open Facility Advancing Biotechnology published two papers this month about the precise control of gene expression in E. coli

Christina Agapakis is a biologist, designer, and writer with an ecological and evolutionary approach to synthetic biology and biological engineering. Her PhD thesis projects at the Harvard Medical School include design of metabolic pathways in bacteria for hydrogen fuel production, personalized genetic engineering of plants, engineered photosynthetic endosymbiosis, and cheese smell-omics. With Oscillator and Icosahedron Labs she works towards envisioning the future of biological technologies and synthetic biology design.

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