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Making esters from α-hydroxy acids may first have been achieved with ribosomes in a test tube in the 1970s, but turning the process into a heritable, genetic property is a major advance: it takes synthetic biologists closer to creating organisms with designer codes to make new polymers.

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 457; no. 7227; p. 239
Main Author Chin, Jason W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group 15.01.2009
Subjects
Acids
Bacteria
Cells
Proteins
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Summary:Making esters from α-hydroxy acids may first have been achieved with ribosomes in a test tube in the 1970s, but turning the process into a heritable, genetic property is a major advance: it takes synthetic biologists closer to creating organisms with designer codes to make new polymers.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687