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The ‘atom‐splitting’ moment of synthetic biology
Author(s) -
Valentine Alex J,
Kleinert Aleysia,
Verdier Jerome
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2012.95
Subject(s) - synthetic biology , nuclear weapon , moment (physics) , nuclear power , atom (system on chip) , biology , physics , computational biology , computer science , nuclear physics , quantum mechanics , embedded system
Synthetic biology and nuclear physics share many commonalities in terms of public perception and funding. Synthetic biologists could learn valuable lessons from the history of the atomic bomb and nuclear power.