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directed evolution

dih-REK-ted ev-oh-LOO-shun

dɪˈrɛktɪd ˌɛvəˈluːʃən

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directedevolution

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protein engineering method that mimics natural selection to evolve proteins with desired properties; Frances Arnold won the Nobel Prize for this work

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