Cell-free synthetic biology: a bottom-up approach to discovery by design
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In the vein of Richard Feynman's phrase, 'What I cannot create I do not understand,' the authors simultaneously warn about the limits of analysis of complex systems and support the process of discovery through design
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Simpson, ML
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Nature Publishing group
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How are living things designed?
If thinking about synthetic biology as the application of engineering principles to biological systems, the engineering mind will break apart the process of DNA manipulation into a question of design. How are living things designed, and how can those designs be used and molded to perform functions that will result with the desired product? What models are synthetic biologists using as frameworks for their building? How does the question of design direct scientific study?