The growing field of synthetic biology is attracting hard-core scientists and amateurs alike. Bryn Nelson reports.
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Nelson, B. Building blocks. Nature 462, 684–685 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7273-684a
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7273-684a