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Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, Duke University, 136 Hudson Hall, Box 90281, Durham, USA
E-mail: jtian@duke.edu
Mol. BioSyst., 2009,5, 714-722
DOI:
10.1039/B822268C
Received
10 Dec 2008,
Accepted
11 Feb 2009
First published online
06 Apr 2009
The emerging field of synthetic biology is generating insatiable demands for synthetic genes, which far exceed existing gene synthesis capabilities. This review discusses the current methods of chemical DNA synthesis and geneassembly, as well as the latest engineering tools, technologies and trends which could potentially lead to breakthroughs in the development of accurate, low-cost and high-throughput gene synthesis technology. The capability of generating unlimited supplies of DNA molecules of any sequence or size will transform biomedical research in the near future.
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