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Communication and
Synchronization of a
Population of Coupled
Synthetic Gene Networks
Recently, a simple synthetic device was engineered in a cell, and several
cells were then combined, so that their connections allowed the construction
of a more complex synthetic gene network, i.e., so-called multi-cellular
engineered gene networks. This approach not only uses cellular consortia
as an efficient way of engineering complex gene networks, but also
demonstrates the great potential for reutilization of small parts of the gene
network. Therefore, communication and synchronization of a population
of synthetic gene networks is an important design in ...