Synthetic Biology: the technoscience and its societal consequences
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (718 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9048126770 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 186 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the reviews: “This work discuss the principles of genetic engineering and the development of novel applications of biological systems through computational design. … The writing throughout is clear and easily understandable for all readers, the sectional headings provide easy references for novice audiences, and the breadth of topics identify the key issues for the field. 47 (9), May, 2010) . Beach, Choice, Vol. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Synthetic Biology has broad appeal for students studying biology, ethics, law, and potentially business. All collections.” (D. L
Markus Schmidt has an interdisciplinary background with an education in electronic and biomedical engineering, biology (MSc) and risk research (PhD). Since 2005 he pioneered synthetic biology safety and ELSI research in Europe. See: markusschmidt for details. . His research interests include risk assessment, the science-society interface, and technology assessment (TA) of novel bio-, nano- an
The foreseen impact of this book will be to stimulate a debate on these societal issues at an early stage. Some of the potential benefits of synthetic biology, such as the development of low-cost drugs or the production of chemicals and energy by engineered bacteria are enormous. By applying the toolbox of engineering disciplines to biology, a whole set of potential applications become possible ranging very widely across scientific and engineering disciplines. Also, ethical issues of synthetic biology just start being explored, with hardly any ethicists specifically focusing on the area of synthetic biology. The community and informed stakeholders recognize this need, but up to now discussions are fragmentary. Past experiences, especially in the field of GM-crops and stem cells, have shown the importance of an early societal debate. This book will be the first comprehensive overview on relevant societal issues of synthetic biology, setting the scene fo
Save your money and look elsewhere bert At least 10x too expensive for what you get. These people have some real nerve when it comes to price of this book.