Synthetic organisms articles within Nature Methods

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• Tools in Brief | 28 April 2016

  A minimal bacterial cell

• Article | 31 August 2015

  Programmed synthesis of three-dimensional tissues

  DNA-programmed assembly of cells (DPAC) allows the reconstitution of organoid-like structures with controlled size, shape, cell-type composition and spatial heterogeneity.

  • Michael E Todhunter
  • , Noel Y Jee
  •  & Zev J Gartner

• Technology Feature | 29 May 2014

  Models: stretching the skills of cell lines and mice

  Cell lines are better. Mice are better. Beyond disagreement about model systems and even passionate discord at times, new strategies help to explore the middle ground so models might better approximate human biology.

  • Vivien Marx