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Synthetic biology 2020–2030: six commercially-available products that are changing our world

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  • Christopher A. Voigt

    (Synthetic Biology Center, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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Synthetic biology will transform how we grow food, what we eat, and where we source materials and medicines. Here I have selected six products that are now on the market, highlighting the underlying technologies and projecting forward to the future that can be expected over the next ten years.

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  • Christopher A. Voigt, 2020. "Synthetic biology 2020–2030: six commercially-available products that are changing our world," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-6, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-20122-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20122-2
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