Democratizing synthetic biology: New method makes research cheaper, faster, and more accessible
Monday, March 2, 2015 - 14:01
in Biology & Nature
Deep in the heart of synthetic biology are the proteins that make it tick. Protein engineering is the crucial pulse of the booming, relatively new scientific discipline. Scientists grow, harvest, and reprogram proteins to become new drug therapeutics, environmentally friendly fuels, and vaccines. Producing proteins quickly and in large quantities has been and remains a major challenge in the field.