Synthetic Biology Analysed: Tools for Discussion and Evaluation

by Christian Illies, Margret Engelhard, Rafael Pardo-Avellaneda, et al.

Book Overview

Synthetic biology is a dynamic, young, ambitious, attractive, and heterogeneous scientific discipline. It is constantly developing and changing, which makes societal evaluation of this emerging new science a challenging task, prone to misunderstandings. Synthetic biology is difficult to capture, and confusion arises not only regarding which part of synthetic biology the discussion is about, but also with respect to the underlying concepts in use...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319251430
• ISBN13: 9783319251431
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"