Cell SystemsVolume 3, Issue 2, 24 August 2016, Pages 116-117PreviewSensing the Right Time to Be ProductiveAuthor links open overlay panelFrancesca Ceroni 1 2, Benjamin A. Blount 1 2, Tom Ellis 1 2Show moreShareCitehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cels.2016.08.004Get rights and contentUnder an Elsevier user licenseopen archiveEngineered E. coli can be made to autonomously switch from growth to production by a modular two-gate system that reduces the burden of biosynthesis.Previous article in issueNext article in issueRecommended articlesCited by (0)© 2016 Elsevier Inc.