| Title |
Synthetic biology: from mainstream to counterculture
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Microbiology, June 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00203-016-1257-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Roy D. Sleator |
| Abstract |
Existing at the interface of science and engineering, synthetic biology represents a new and emerging field of mainstream biology. However, there also exists a counterculture of Do-It-Yourself biologists, citizen scientists, who have made significant inroads, particularly in the design and development of new tools and techniques. Herein, I review the development and convergence of synthetic biology's mainstream and countercultures. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| China | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 34 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 9 | 24% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 11% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Unknown | 6 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 22% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 22% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 11% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 8% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 16% |
| Unknown | 6 | 16% |
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