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Biological systems have evolved over billions of years, with natural selection favoring the re-shaping of molecular structures and metabolic pathways that enhance survival in a continuously fluctuating chemical environment. Yet these solutions, optimized for fitness rather than human utility, are often suboptimal for applications in areas such as efficient chemistry, renewable energy, and medicine. Directed evolution—a methodology inspired by natural ...

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The 2025 Lectures in Biology and Chemistry: “Re-engineering Biology: Directed Evolution of Enzymes and Cellular Pathway” Biological systems have evolved over billions of years, with natural selection favoring the re-shaping of molecular structures and metabolic pathways that enhance survival in a continuously fluctuating chemical environment. Yet these solutions, optimized for fitness rather than human utility, are often suboptimal for applications ...

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