A Beginner's Guide to Artificial DNA Synthesis: Learn the basics of synthetic DNA and gene synthesis
Artificial DNA synthesis, a fundamental tool of synthetic biology, enables scientists to create DNA molecules of virtually any sequence without a template. Construction begins with the base-by-base synthesis of oligos, followed by assembly into double-stranded DNA fragments. These custom DNA fragments can be used directly, cloned into vectors, or assembled into larger constructs to serve a variety of research uses.