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Cell-free expression has enormous potential for therapeutic protein manufacturing, but taking full advantage requires in-depth understanding and a willingness to innovate, according to researchers. As the name suggests, cell-free expression systems use transcription and translation machinery isolated from cells to make proteins rather than the cells themselves. Most are based on components taken from Escherichia coli.