Synthetic biology: Learning the way toward high-precision biological design

Shohei Kitano; Ciai Lin; Jee Loon Foo; Matthew Wook Chang

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3002116

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Synthetic biology: Learning the way toward high-precision biological design

Shohei Kitano,

Affiliations NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Synthetic Biology Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Ciai Lin,

Affiliations NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Synthetic Biology Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Jee Loon Foo,

Affiliations NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Synthetic Biology Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Matthew Wook Chang

* E-mail: bchcmw@nus.edu.sg

Affiliations NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Synthetic Biology Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6448-6319

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Synthetic biology: Learning the way toward high-precision biological design

Shohei Kitano,
Ciai Lin,
Jee Loon Foo,
Matthew Wook Chang

Published: April 26, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002116

About the Authors

Shohei Kitano

Affiliations NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Synthetic Biology Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Ciai Lin

Jee Loon Foo

Matthew Wook Chang

* E-mail: bchcmw@nus.edu.sg

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6448-6319

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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