A modular method for assembling polyketide synthases accelerates the generation of new polyketides.
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Sherman, D. The Lego-ization of polyketide biosynthesis. Nat Biotechnol 23, 1083–1084 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0905-1083
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