Synthetic Biology's Hunt for the Genetic Transistor

Post date: 13-Mar-2011 02:43:45

Thirty-odd years on, molecular biologists have delivered on many parts of that early promise, engineering microbes to produce a wide range of pharmaceuticals, including experimental antimalarial medicines and antibiotics. A quick glance in the pantry or storage closet is likely to reveal other products of genetic engineering, too, including foods, food additives and colorings, and even laundry detergent. The list goes on and on.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/devices/synthetic-biologys-hunt-for-the-genetic-transistor