"Synthetic Biology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A field of biological research combining engineering in the formulation, design, and building (synthesis) of novel biological structures, functions, and systems.
| Descriptor ID |
D058615
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.158.273.904 J01.293.069.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Synthetic Biology- Synthetic Biology
- Biologies, Synthetic
- Biology, Synthetic
- Synthetic Biologies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Synthetic Biology" by people in Profiles.
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Synthetic transcription factor engineering for cell and gene therapy. Trends Biotechnol. 2024 Apr; 42(4):449-463.
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Macrolide Biosensor Optimization through Cellular Substrate Sequestration. ACS Synth Biol. 2021 02 19; 10(2):258-264.
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Designer Condensates: A Toolkit for the Biomolecular Architect. J Mol Biol. 2021 06 11; 433(12):166837.
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A GoldenBraid cloning system for synthetic biology in social amoebae. Nucleic Acids Res. 2020 05 07; 48(8):4139-4146.
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Multi-input chemical control of protein dimerization for programming graded cellular responses. Nat Biotechnol. 2019 10; 37(10):1209-1216.
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Synthetic essentiality: Targeting tumor suppressor deficiencies in cancer. Bioessays. 2017 08; 39(8).
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Synthetic virology: engineering viruses for gene delivery. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Nanomed Nanobiotechnol. 2014 Nov-Dec; 6(6):548-58.
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Engineered proteins detect spontaneous DNA breakage in human and bacterial cells. Elife. 2013 Oct 29; 2:e01222.