This Special Issue will center on the application of design and engineering principles for constructing genetic circuits to enhance plant yield, quality, and resilience to climate change conditions. Submit your manuscript by September 30, 2024.
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This upcoming Special Issue, Plant Synthetic Biology 2.0 will center on the application of design and engineering principles for constructing genetic circuits to enhance plant yield, quality, and resilience to climate change conditions, thereby advancing food security. Recognizing plants as sources of food and biofactories for vital vitamins, metabolites, high-value chemicals, therapeutics, and environmental sensors, we seek contributions that address the broad potential of plants in synthetic biology.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this forthcoming Special Issue of ACS Synthetic Biology, in which we highlight the impact of the rapidly evolving world of synthetic biology upon plant science.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Design and engineering principles in gene editing
- Innovative genetic circuitry
- Plant viruses as genetic cargo vectors
We welcome original Research Articles, Reviews, Perspectives, and Technical Notes. Your contributions will play a significant role in advancing the field of plant synthetic biology.
Please submit your manuscript by September 30, 2024.
Organizing Editors
Prof. Magdy Mahfouz, Associate Editor, ACS Synthetic Biology
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Diego Orzaez, Guest Editor
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
Prof. Jim Haseloff, Guest Editor
University of Cambridge, UK
Submission Information
We welcome submissions for this Special Issue through September 30, 2024. For more information on submission requirements, please visit the journal’s Author Guidelines page.
Accepted manuscripts for consideration in this Special Issue will include Research Articles, Letters, Reviews, and Technical Notes. Papers accepted for publication for this Special Issue will be available ASAP (as soon as publishable) online as soon as they are accepted. After all submissions have been published, they will then be compiled online on a dedicated landing page to form the Special Issue. Manuscripts submitted for consideration will undergo the full rigorous peer review process expected from ACS journals.
How to Submit
- Log in to the ACS Paragon Plus submission site.
- Choose ACS Synthetic Biology.
- Select your manuscript type, and, under "Special Issue Selection," choose “Plant Synthetic Biology 2.0."
If you have any general questions regarding submission to this Special Issue, please contact managing.editor@synthbiol.acs.org.
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