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Synthetic Origins

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A gene encoding green fluorescent protein was placed alongside one of the three promoters, and as the engineered cells cycled from one gene to the next, they blinked between green—dark—green—dark. These papers became the standard-bearers for a new scientific field: synthetic biology. Elowitz: I always liked the term.

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