Two new approaches, RNA-enzyme fusions immobilized onto a surface and artificial RNA switches, could transform metabolic pathway engineering.
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Liao, J. Custom design of metabolism. Nat Biotechnol 22, 823–824 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0704-823
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