Synthetic bacterial genome upgraded for viral defence and biocontainment

Benjamin A. Blount ()

Nature, 2023, vol. 615, issue 7953, 592-594

Abstract: Bacteria with a synthetic genome were engineered to alter the way that the DNA code instructs cells to make proteins. This ‘language barrier’ serves to isolate the cells genetically, and makes them immune to viral infection.

Keywords: Synthetic biology; Biotechnology; Microbiology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-023-00702-0

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