ACS Synthetic Biology: the new rapid publication forum for research in synthetic biology & systems bioscience
ACS has announced the launch of a new peer-reviewed research journal, ACS Synthetic Biology, dedicated to research in synthetic biology including the study of systems. Led by Editor-in-Chief Christopher A. Voigt of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the journal will publish high-quality research Articles, Letters, Technical Notes, Tutorials, and Reviews that demonstrate integrative, molecular approaches enabling us to better understand the organization and function of cells, tissues, and organisms in systems.
The journal is particularly interested in studies on the design and synthesis of new genetic circuits and gene products; structure-guided and computer aided design of biomolecules; and integrative applied approaches to understanding disease and metabolism.
The journal will begin accepting submissions in July 2011. ASAPs will post in the Fall of 2011.
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
Design, programming, and optimization of biological systems
Genetic programming and circuit design
Protein engineering and the rational design of nucleic acid based enzyme systems
Elucidation of genetic parts libraries
Experimental methods to quantify genetic parts, circuits, and metabolic fluxes
Metabolic engineering and metabolite synthesis
Minimal cell design and construction
Automated and robotic assembly platforms for synthetic biology
DNA synthesis methodologies
Genomics and genome replacement strategies
Metagenomics and synthetic metagenomic analysis
Biosynthetic development of new therapeutics and energy sources from biomass
Natural product access, engineering, and production for synthetic biology
Bioinformatics applied to gene discovery, chemoinformatics, and pathway construction
Methods for genome-scale measurements of transcription and metabolomics
Computational methods to aid the design of synthetic systems