Plant synthetic biology could drive a revolution in biofuels and medicine.
Jennifer C MortimerPublished in: Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) (2018)
The plant synthetic biology field has exploded in the last five years, in part driven by techniques such as CRISPR and cheap DNA synthesis. This review summarizes the current state of research in plant synthetic biology, and how it is being applied to two topics: renewable fuels and chemicals, and medicine.