@article{10c636f4faf948e49f0f6c4e239b110f,
title = "Developing synthetic biology in Argentina: the Latin American TECNOx community as an alternative way for growth of the field.",
abstract = "Synthetic biology emerged in the USA and Europe twenty years ago and quickly developed innovative research and technology as a result of continued funding. Synthetic biology is also growing in many developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, where it could have a large economic impact by helping its use of genetic biodiversity in order to boost existing industries. Starting in 2011, Argentine synthetic biology developed along an idiosyncratic path. In 2011-2012, the main focus was not exclusively research but also on community building through teaching and participation in iGEM, following the template of the early",
author = "Nadra, {Alejandro D} and Rodr{\'i}guez, {Pablo E} and Raik Grunberg and Olalde, {Laura G} and S{\'a}nchez, {Ignacio E}",
note = "KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01 Acknowledgements: PER, ADN and IES are CONICET career researchers. We acknowledge funding from ANPCyT grant PICT 2015–1213 to IES, ANPCyT grant PICT-2015-3834 to ADN and University of Buenos Aires grant UBACYT-2016-20020150100225 to PER. We would like to thank Diego U. Ferreiro, and Fern{\'a}n Federici for their continuous support and cheerfulness. We also would like to thank Rodrigo Gonz{\'a}lez, Luc{\'i}a Kuschnir, Nicol{\'a}s M{\'e}ndez, Hugo Menzella, Federico Prada, Pablo Peralta Roa and Alfonso Soler-Bistu{\'e} for sharing information about their synthetic biology experiences.",
year = "2020",
month = feb,
day = "21",
doi = "10.1080/07388551.2020.1712322",
language = "English (US)",
pages = "1--8",
journal = "Critical Reviews in Biotechnology",
issn = "0738-8551",
publisher = "Informa Healthcare",
}