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Biology is technology : the promise, peril, and new business of engineering life / Robert H. Carlson.
Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c2010.Description: 279 p. : 24 cmISBN:- 9780674035447 :
- 0674035445 :
- TP248.2 .C37 2010
Contents:
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?
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | TP 248.2 .C37 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 603705 |
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?
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