Biology is technology : the promise, peril, and new business of engineering life / Robert H. Carlson.
| Author/creator |
Carlson, Robert H., 1970- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010. |
| Description | 279 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| 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 -- 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 bioeconomy -- Of straightjackets and springboards for innovation -- Open-source biology, or open biology? -- What makes a revolution? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-266) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009029637 |
| ISBN | 9780674035447 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0674035445 (alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | TP248.2 .C37 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |