Pandemic preparedness: synthetic biology and publicly funded biofoundries can rapidly accelerate response time

Claudia E. Vickers () and Paul S. Freemont
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Claudia E. Vickers: CSIRO Land & Water, EcoSciences Precinct
Paul S. Freemont: Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington Campus, South Kensington

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-4

Abstract: Synthetic biology has played a key role in responding to the current pandemic. Biofoundries are critical synthetic biology infrastructure which should be available to all nations as a part of their independent bioengineering, biosecurity, and countermeasure response systems.

Date: 2022
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