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Synthetic biology is the technique that enables us not just to read and edit but also write DNA to program living biological structures as though they were tiny computers. Unlike cloning Dolly the sheep-which cut and copied existing genetic material-the future of synthetic biology might be something like an app…
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If you want to keep abreast of the complex developments within recent biotechnology and especially synthetic biology, this is a very good read. In a comprehensive, informative, and yet personal manner, the authors give a recap and a diagnosis of the current status of this field and the emerging biotech market that they predict will be the next big business. And I agree.
The question is not if this will happen but how. This book comprehensively highlights some of the significant challenges that market-driven biological tinkering and data gathering will pose to humanity in terms of equality, ethics, human rights,…
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