Biology is technology
Carlson, Robert H., 1970-
Biology is technology the promise, peril, and new business of engineering life / [electronic resource] : Robert H. Carlson. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010. - 279 p. : ill., map.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-266) 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 -- 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?
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Biotechnology.
Biology--Philosophy.
Bioethics.
Electronic books.
TP248.2 / .C37 2010eb
660.6
Biology is technology the promise, peril, and new business of engineering life / [electronic resource] : Robert H. Carlson. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010. - 279 p. : ill., map.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-266) 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 -- 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?
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Biotechnology.
Biology--Philosophy.
Bioethics.
Electronic books.
TP248.2 / .C37 2010eb
660.6