Synthetic biology: Starting from scratch

被引：41

作者：

Ball, P

机构：

[1] consultant editor of Nature,

来源：

NATURE | 2004年 / 431卷 / 7009期

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D O I：

10.1038/431624a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Genetic engineering is old hat. Biologists are now synthesizing genomes, altering the genetic code and contemplating new life forms. Is it time to think about the risks? Philip Ball asks the experts.

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页码：624 / 626

页数：3

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