| Description |
1 online resource (174 pages) |
| Contents |
The beginnings of earthly life -- The design for life -- Reading the genetic code: sequencing the human genome -- Organizational structure and funding of nonprofit entities -- Research progress -- Commercialization efforts: synthetic genomics, Inc. -- Competitors in the race to commercialize biofuels and chemicals -- Conclusion: policy implications of synthetic biology research and commercialization |
| Summary |
"Synthetic biology permits more complex and sophisticated bioengineering than what can be achieved through previous genetic modification techniques. Drawing on non-biological scientific and engineering disciplines, including information technology and nanotechnology, synthetic biology strives to rearrange an organism's genes on a far wider scale by rewriting its genetic code, the chemical instructions need to design, assemble, and operate a species. By allowing the writing of artificial genetic codes, synthetic biology can transform existing industries and spawn new ones, creating new products as well as radically reshaping existing items |
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Arguing for self-regulation by the scientific and business communities, Lewis D. Solomon recommends a policy framework that would guard against governmental overregulation, which could create a barrier to innovation. Although synthetic biotechnology holds considerable social and economic potential, absent a nurturing regulatory climate, it may prove difficult to translate research discoveries into commercially viable applications."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cells -- Simulation methods
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Artificial cells.
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Genetic engineering.
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Genetic Engineering
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Artificial Cells
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Cell Biology.
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Genetic engineering
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Artificial cells
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1412846471 |
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9781412846479 |
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