Abstract
Ever since synthetic biology as a formal discipline was launched, several parts, devices and circuits have been designed. The story of engineering-inspired approach to biology probably started from a publication in 2000 that described three gene circuit called repressilator and another one describing toggle switch. While repressilator is given a more detailed chapter in another chapter, this chapter provides a brief overview of key technical innovations in synthetic biology.
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Dhar, P. (2015). Engineering Biological Systems: A Brief Overview. In: Singh, V., Dhar, P. (eds) Systems and Synthetic Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9514-2_21
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