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Applications for Cell-free Synthetic Biology
Summary
This review covers cell-free synthetic biology — a technology that engineers biological processes outside living cells — and its applications in biosensing, drug production, and environmental monitoring. Cell-free systems could potentially be applied to detecting or degrading microplastic pollution.
Cell-free synthetic biology is a flexible and powerful technology that engineers biological systems and parts without using living cells. Their open nature allows reactions to occur in a well-controlled and characterized environment. This review will discuss examples of applications of cell-free synthetic biology as well as their limitations and prospects.
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