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How to meet the need for speed in protein evolution

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Conventional experiments for generating proteins with improved properties by directed evolution are iterative, lengthy and costly. Now, a label-free assay has been developed for ultrahigh-throughput microfluidic screening that can dramatically accelerate the discovery of superior biocatalysts from a single round of genetic randomization.

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Fig. 1: Strategies used for activity detection in the engineering of CHAO for application in cyclic deracemization.

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