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IMAGE: Tian s research reveals a novel winner-takes-all resource competition between synthetic gene circuits within one host cell. view more
Credit: Graphic created by Xiaojun Tian/ASU.
A new process for inserting synthetic gene circuits into host cells, developed by a team of bioengineers at Arizona State University, has broad implications for improving the effectiveness of a range of disease therapies.
Synthetic biology is an interdisciplinary research field that uses engineering principles to create biological components that don t exist in the natural world. These synthetic components mimic naturally evolved organisms, but are customized to fight disease, including cancer.
A paper recently published in