Synthetic biology applies genetic tools to engineer living cells and organisms analogous to
the programming of machines. In materials synthetic biology, engineering principles from …

The ability to rationally engineer microorganisms has been a long-envisioned goal dating
back more than a half-century. With the genomics revolution and rise of systems biology in …

Semiconductor diodes are basic building blocks of modern computation, communications
and sensing. As such, incorporating them into textile-grade fibres can increase fabric …

The discovery of light-inducible protein–protein interactions has allowed for the spatial and
temporal control of a variety of biological processes. To be effective, a photodimerizer …

The ability to study cellular physiology using photosensitive, genetically encoded molecules
has profoundly transformed neuroscience. The modern optogenetic toolbox includes …

自然科学各学科的研究对象在时空尺度上的差别与相连, 既决定了学科间的差别,
也决定了学科间的交叉. 生物学在发展到以机理研究为主的“生命科学” 阶段后 …

Synthetic biology is bringing together engineers and biologists to design and build novel
biomolecular components, networks and pathways, and to use these constructs to rewire …

Praise for the first edition:… superb, beautifully written and organized work that takes an
engineering approach to systems biology. Alon provides nicely written appendices to …

Phytochrome photoreceptors absorb far-red and near-infrared (NIR) light and regulate light
responses in plants, fungi, and bacteria. Their multidomain structure and autocatalytic …

Control of the lac operon with isopropyl β-d-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) has been used
to regulate gene expression in Escherichia coli for countless applications, including …