Journal
CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN
Volume 56, Issue 3, Pages 229-237Publisher
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-4304-z
Keywords
synthetic cell; synthetic biology; minimal genome
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- European Union [29104]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30700441]
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Synthetic biology is an emerging field, which, since its birth, has shown great value and potential in many fields including medicine, energy, environment and agriculture. It is also important for the study of the origin and evolution of life. Since the publication of the first synthetic cell in May, 2010, synthetic biology again attracts high attention and leads to extensive discussions all over the world. There have been a number of researches and achievements on synthetic biology in the United States and European countries. While in China, so far there is no systematic research on synthetic biology. In order to promote the development of this new discipline in China, we organized this review to systematically introduce the concept and research content of synthetic biology, summarize the achievements, and investigate the current situation in both China and abroad. We also analyzed the opportunities and challenges in synthetic biology, and looked forward to the future development of synthetic biology, especially its future development in China.
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