Journal
CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 45, Issue -, Pages 69-75Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2017.01.010
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- Independent Research and Development Program of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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The fields of biosensing and bioremediation leverage the phenomenal array of sensing and metabolic capabilities offered by natural microbes. Synthetic biology provides tools for transforming these fields through complex integration of natural and novel biological components to achieve sophisticated sensing, regulation, and metabolic function. However, the majority of synthetic biology efforts are conducted in living cells, and concerns over releasing genetically modified organisms constitute a key barrier to environmental applications. Cell-free protein expression systems offer a path towards leveraging synthetic biology, while preventing the spread of engineered organisms in nature. Recent efforts in the areas of cell-free approaches for sensing, regulation, and metabolic pathway implementation, as well as for preserving and deploying cell-free expression components, embody key steps towards realizing the potential of cell-free systems for environmental sensing and remediation.
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