TY - BOOK AU - Carlson,Robert H. TI - Biology is technology: the promise, peril, and new business of engineering life SN - 9780674035447 : AV - TP248.2 .C37 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - Harvard University Press KW - Biotechnology KW - Biology KW - Philosophy KW - Bioethics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; What is biology? -- Building with biological parts -- Learning to fly (or yeast, geese, and 747s) -- The second coming of synthetic biology -- A future history of biological engineering -- The pace of change in biological technologies -- The international genetically engineered machines competition (iGEM) -- Reprogramming cells and building genomes -- The promise and peril of biological technologies -- The sources of innovation and the effects of existing and proposed regulations -- Laying the foundations for a bio-economy -- Of straightjackets and springboards for innovation -- Open source biology, or open biology? -- What makes a revolution? ER -