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Revision as of 17:10, 9 September 2017

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Synthetic biology is a field that permeates throughout various sectors of society. Early on in our project, we knew we had to get the input of experts to tailor our project. We did our best to integrate these professionals’ knowledge into our project to make it more meaningful and useful.