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Biology is technology, the promise, peril, and new business of engineering life, Robert H. Carlson

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Biology is technology, the promise, peril, and new business of engineering life, Robert H. Carlson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-266) and index
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illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Biology is technology
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
318875567
Responsibility statement
Robert H. Carlson
Sub title
the promise, peril, and new business of engineering life
Table of 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 straitjackets and springboards for innovation -- Open-source biology, or open biology? -- What makes a revolution?

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