Synthesizing Engineering and Biology

American Scientist Podcast by American Scientist Podcast

Mar 1, 202300:15:41Science & Medicine

On using synthetic biology to create next-generation diagnostics and therapeutics -- an interview with James J. Collins of Harvard and MIT, one of founders of the field.

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