Synthetic Biology
A Very Short Introduction
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9780198803492
Publication date:
03/09/2018
Paperback
144 pages
174x111mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780198803492
Publication date:
03/09/2018
Paperback
144 pages
Jamie A. Davies
Introduces the exciting new and rapidly growing field of synthetic biology,Discusses some of its applications, such as tackling pollution and developing new drugs,Explores the possibility of creating new life from non-living starting materials,Considers the risks and core ethical implications of synthetic biology,Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over nine million copies sold worldwide
Rights: OUP UK (INDIAN TERRITORY)
Jamie A. Davies
Description
Synthetic biology is one of the 21st century's fastest growing fields of research, as important for technology as for basic science. Building on traditional genetic engineering, which was restricted to changing one or two genes, synthetic biology uses multi-gene modules and pathways to make very significant changes to what cells can do. Synthetic biologists aim to have an impact in fields as diverse as drug manufacture, biofuel production, tackling pollution, and medical diagnostics. Further ahead, synthetic biology may even make possible the long-standing goal of creating new life from non-living starting materials.
This Very Short
Introduction provides a concise explanation of what synthetic biology is, and how it is beginning to affect many fields of technology. Jamie Davies also discusses the considerable controversies surrounding synthetic biology, from questions over the assumption that engineering concepts can be applied to living systems easily, to scepticism over the claims for commercial promise, fears that the dangers of engineering life are worse than its benefits, and concerns over whether humans should be designing living systems at all.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These
pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Jamie A. Davies, Professor of Experimental Anatomy, University of EdinburghJamie Davies joined the faculty of Edinburgh University Medical School in 1995 and was awarded Personal Chair in 2007. His research focuses on how the body builds itself, and how we might use that knowledge to build custom tissues. For the last 10 years, his lab has been pioneering the use of synthetic biology to make self-constructing tissues. He is the author of 7 books, including Life Unfolding (OUP, 2014), and has presented his work to the public in lectures, workshops, and BBC radio programmes.
Jamie A. Davies
Table of contents
Preface
1:Biology: from analysis to synthesis
2:How synthetic biology is done
3:Synthetic biology and the environment
4:Synthetic biology and healthcare
5:Synthetic biology for engineering
6:Synthetic biology for basic research
7:Creating life
8:Cultural impact
Further reading
Index
Jamie A. Davies
Description
Synthetic biology is one of the 21st century's fastest growing fields of research, as important for technology as for basic science. Building on traditional genetic engineering, which was restricted to changing one or two genes, synthetic biology uses multi-gene modules and pathways to make very significant changes to what cells can do. Synthetic biologists aim to have an impact in fields as diverse as drug manufacture, biofuel production, tackling pollution, and medical diagnostics. Further ahead, synthetic biology may even make possible the long-standing goal of creating new life from non-living starting materials.
This Very Short
Introduction provides a concise explanation of what synthetic biology is, and how it is beginning to affect many fields of technology. Jamie Davies also discusses the considerable controversies surrounding synthetic biology, from questions over the assumption that engineering concepts can be applied to living systems easily, to scepticism over the claims for commercial promise, fears that the dangers of engineering life are worse than its benefits, and concerns over whether humans should be designing living systems at all.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These
pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Jamie A. Davies, Professor of Experimental Anatomy, University of EdinburghJamie Davies joined the faculty of Edinburgh University Medical School in 1995 and was awarded Personal Chair in 2007. His research focuses on how the body builds itself, and how we might use that knowledge to build custom tissues. For the last 10 years, his lab has been pioneering the use of synthetic biology to make self-constructing tissues. He is the author of 7 books, including Life Unfolding (OUP, 2014), and has presented his work to the public in lectures, workshops, and BBC radio programmes.
Table of contents
Preface
1:Biology: from analysis to synthesis
2:How synthetic biology is done
3:Synthetic biology and the environment
4:Synthetic biology and healthcare
5:Synthetic biology for engineering
6:Synthetic biology for basic research
7:Creating life
8:Cultural impact
Further reading
Index
Paul Engel
Nicholas P. Money
Timothy Walker
Lewis Wolpert
Chris Cooper
John M. Archibald
T. S. Kemp
The Evolutionary Biology of Species
Timothy G. Barraclough
Eberhard O. Voit
Michael J. Fogarty, Jeremy S. Collie
