| Description |
1 online resource ([vii], 279 pages) : illustrations, map |
| 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 straightjackets and springboards for innovation -- Open-source biology, or open biology? -- What makes a revolution? |
| Summary |
In Biology Is Technology, author Robert Carlson offers a uniquely informed perspective on the endeavors that contribute to current progress in the science of biological systems and the technology used to manipulate them |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-266) and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Biotechnology.
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Biology -- Philosophy.
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Bioethics.
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Biotechnology
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bioengineering.
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SCIENCE -- Biotechnology.
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Bioethics
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Biology -- Philosophy
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Biotechnology
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Bioethik
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Biotechnologie
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Biophilosophie
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Biologie
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009029637 |
| ISBN |
9780674053625 |
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0674053621 |
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