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| Title |
Synthetic constructs in/for the environment: Managing the interplay between natural and engineered Biology
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Febs Letters, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.02.022 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Markus Schmidt, Víctor de Lorenzo |
| Abstract |
The plausible release of deeply engineered or even entirely synthetic/artificial microorganisms raises the issue of their intentional (e.g. bioremediation) or accidental interaction with the Environment. Containment systems designed in the 1980s-1990s for limiting the spread of genetically engineered bacteria and their recombinant traits are still applicable to contemporary Synthetic Biology constructs. Yet, the ease of DNA synthesis and the uncertainty on how non-natural properties and strains could interplay with the existing biological word poses yet again the challenge of designing safe and efficacious firewalls to curtail possible interactions. Such barriers may include xeno-nucleic acids (XNAs) instead of DNA as information-bearing molecules, rewriting the genetic code to make it non-understandable by the existing gene expression machineries, and/or making growth dependent on xenobiotic chemicals. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 8 | 89% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Scientists | 2 | 22% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 205 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 2% |
| United States | 4 | 2% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Denmark | 2 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 186 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 49 | 24% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 37 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 29 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 27 | 13% |
| Other | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 32 | 16% |
| Unknown | 19 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 97 | 47% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 39 | 19% |
| Environmental Science | 8 | 4% |
| Chemistry | 8 | 4% |
| Engineering | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 25 | 12% |
| Unknown | 22 | 11% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 26. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 August 2022.
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#102
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#7,605
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