title: Synthetic genomes for synthetic biology.
abstract: A genome synthesized entirely from scratch has been used to replace the native genome of a living cell, thus creating a new cell. This achievement marks a new frontier in synthetic biology to design and create genomes for organisms with few genetic tools and for applications in areas of energy, health care and the environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115, USA. hhwang@genetics.med.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Harris H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005813:Genes, Synthetic; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D009176:Mycoplasma mycoides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*