Tandem gene duplication is harnessed to genetically engineer Escherichia coli, enabling sustained expression of metabolic products.
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Kachroo, A., Jayaram, M. & Rowley, P. Metabolic engineering without plasmids. Nat Biotechnol 27, 729–731 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0809-729
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