44040

the promise, peril, and new business of engineering life

Robert H. Carlson.

Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press

279 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm

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?

TP

248.2

.C37

2010

2009029637