A review of the interdisciplinary field of synthetic biology from genome design to spatial
Engineering. Written by an international panel of experts Synthetic Biology draws from various
areas of research in biology and engineering and explores the current applications to provide
an authoritative overview of this burgeoning field. The text reviews the synthesis of DNA and
genome engineering and offers a discussion of the parts and devices that control protein
expression and activity. The authors include information on the devices that support spatial
engineering RNA switches and explore the early applications of synthetic biology in protein
synthesis generation of pathway libraries and immunotherapy. Filled with the most recent
research compelling discussions and unique perspectives Synthetic Biology offers an
important resource for understanding how this new branch of science can improve on applications
for industry or biological research. Advanced Biotechnology Biotechnology is a broad
interdisciplinary field of science combining biological sciences and relevant engineering
disciplines that is becoming increasingly important as it benefits the environment and society
as a whole. Recent years have seen substantial advances in all areas of biotechnology
resulting in the emergence of brand new fields. To reflect this progress Sang-Yup Lee (KAIST
South Korea) Jens Nielsen (Chalmers University Sweden) and Gregory Stephanopoulos (MIT USA)
have joined forces as the editors of a new Wiley-VCH book series. Advanced Biotechnology will
cover all pertinent aspects of the field and each volume will be prepared by eminent scientists
who are experts on the topic in question.
