Biology is technology the promise, peril, and new business of engineering life - Carlson, Robert H., 1970-; ProQuest (Firm) (Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010)
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?
Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-266) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Keywords: Biotechnology; Biology -- Philosophy; Bioethics; Electronic books