Programmable Planet : : The Synthetic Biology Revolution / / / Ted Anton.
A new science is reengineering the fabric of life. Synthetic biology offers bold new ways of manufacturing medicines, clothing, foods, fragrances, and fuels, often using microbe fermentation, much like brewing beer. The technology can help confront climate change, break down industrial pollutants, a...
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- I BEGINNINGS
- 1 A Glass of Absinthe: A Malaria Medicine
- 2 A Radical Philosophy
- 3 Pandora's Box: The Triumph and Temptation of Gene Editing
- 4 The Silk Road: Directing Evolution
- 5 Wild: Remaking Life
- II RIPPLES IN THE WATER
- 6 Rush: Biology-Made Medicines
- 7 New Nature: A Do-It-Yourself Environment
- 8 Hearth and Home
- 9 Fantastic Voyages: Mining and the Military
- 10 The Killers: Viruses as Healers
- III BIOINDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
- 11 Race to a Vaccine
- 12 Global Production: Perils and Profits of a New Science
- 13 The Moirai's Gift
- 14 To the Planets and Beyond: Synthetic Biology in Space
- 15 Futurama
- Acknowledgments
- Timeline
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Notes
- Index