Too Long; Didn't Read
It is safe to say <strong>proteins</strong> are <strong>building</strong> <strong>blocks</strong> and the <strong>machinery</strong> which defines <strong>living</strong> <strong>matter</strong>. In the last 70 years tremendous progress has been made in their isolation, production, characterization, and finally engineering. Although great advancements in laboratory and industrial-scale protein production have been made, protein engineering and all the associated steps remain <strong>laborious</strong>, <strong>expensive</strong> and truly <strong>complicated</strong>.