Programmable planet : the synthetic biology revolution / Ted Anton.

Author/creator Anton, Ted author.
Format Electronic
PublicationNew York : Columbia University Press, [2023]
Description1 online resource (x, 378 pages)
Supplemental ContentEbook Central
Subjects
Synthetic biology.

Contents Intro -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Beginnings -- 1. A Glass of Absinthe: A Malaria Medicine -- 2. A Radical Philosophy -- 3. Pandora's Box: The Triumph and Temptation of Gene Editing -- 4. The Silk Road: Directing Evolution -- 5. Wild: Remaking Life -- Part II. Ripples in the Water -- 6. Rush: Biology-Made Medicines -- 7. New Nature: A Do-It-Yourself Environment -- 8. Hearth and Home -- 9. Fantastic Voyages: Mining and the Military -- 10. The Killers: Viruses as Healers -- Part III. Bioindustrial Revolution -- 11. Race to a Vaccine -- 12. Global Production: Perils and Profits of a New Science -- 13. The Moirai's Gift -- 14. To the Planets, and Beyond: Synthetic Biology in Space -- 15. Futurama
Abstract Programmable Planet is a grand tour through the world of synthetic biology, telling the stories of the colorful visionaries whose ideas are shaping discoveries. Ted Anton explores the field from its beginning in fighting malaria in Africa to the COVID vaccines and beyond.
General noteDescription based upon print version of record.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource title from digital title page; (viewed on July 13, 2023).
Issued in other formPrint version: Anton, Ted. Programmable planet. New York : Columbia University Press, [2023] 9780231555845
ISBN9780231555845 (electronic bk.)
ISBN0231555849
Stock number22573/cats3798541 JSTOR
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