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Using synthetic biology to produce artemisinin [1].

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However, it is not possible to chemically synthesize all natural products in an economical manner, despite advances in synthetic organic chemistry during the past century; for example, the potent antimalarial drug precursor artemisinin cannot be economically produced by chemical synthesis alone [1].

Required Reading/Viewing

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    Summary of how economical semi-synthetic production of artemisinin was achieved in engineered yeast
  2. Turning Sugar into High Performance Fuel: CNN's The Next List Profiles Jay Keasling (Watch on YouTube) [JBEI2013]
    CNN Interview with Jay Keasling that mentions artemisinin and also focuses on biofuels.

Assigned Papers

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    Mussel adhesion proteins on 'E. coli'
  2. Error fetching PMID 24194735: [Dhami2013]
    Self-healing concrete
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