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Editorial
. 2014 Jul-Aug;5(4):214-5.
doi: 10.4161/bioe.29306. Epub 2014 May 21.

Genetics just got SEXY: Sequences encoding XY

Roy D Sleator  1
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Editorial

Genetics just got SEXY: Sequences encoding XY

Roy D Sleator. Bioengineered. 2014 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

A semi-synthetic organism with an extended genetic alphabet heralds a new era in synthetic biology.

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