Synthesis and assembly of DNA powerfully enables reverse genetics-based approaches to scientific discovery. I'll present recent and unpublished work on genome refactoring and redesign, focusing on ...

Amazing phenomena occur when cells work together, writes Valcourt in this accessible introduction to systems biology, a field with a distinguished history that took off at the beginning of the 21st ...

Systems biology is en vogue — the catch-phrase crops up in laboratories, grant applications and editorial offices in all manner of contexts. So what exactly is systems biology? Molecular cell biology ...

How can we understand all the interactions between DNA, mRNA and proteins, as part of one entire network? Recently, scientists have made major steps towards answering this question. This approach has ...