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Programmable Planet: The Synthetic Biology Revolution

Programmable Planet: The Synthetic Biology Revolution


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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, and fight novel viruses. Today, researchers are manipulating life forms and automating evolution to create vegetarian "meat," renewable construction materials, and cancer treatments. In the process, they are changing our concept of what life science can achieve. Is this a new industrial and information revolution-or dangerous tinkering that could unleash unintended consequences? Programmable Planet is a grand tour through the world of synthetic biology, telling the stories of the colorful visionaries whose ideas are shaping discoveries. Ted Anton explores the field from its beginning in fighting malaria in Africa to the COVID vaccines and beyond. Covering medical and agricultural triumphs and blunders, he examines successes in energy production, plant gene editing, and chemical manufacturing, as well as the most controversial attempts at human gene enhancement. This book reports from the front lines of research, showing policy makers' struggle to stay abreast of the technologies they aim to regulate. Even-handed, lively, and informative, Programmable Planet gives a glimpse of the promise and problems of a new biology-based industry.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Part 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 Part 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 Part 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

About the Author :
Ted Anton is professor of English at DePaul University. He is the author of several books, including The Longevity Seekers: Science, Business, and the Fountain of Youth (2013).

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Programmable Planet captures the passion and energy of those at the genesis of the construction of the genetically engineered world. If you’ve ever wondered about the promise—and the peril—of synthetic biology and its power to transform life, then Programmable Planet is the book for you. Ted Anton’s exploration of both the history and the future of the ways we engineer life is incisive, engaging, and downright fascinating. Programmable Planet is a thoroughly engaging and enjoyable read. Anton is an expert storyteller who blends the human element with cutting-edge science like a synthetic biologist engineering a novel organism. Timely and at times provocative, the book provides a wonderful grounding for those interested in learning more about synthetic biology’s promise and threat. And we should all be interested in learning more. In this rollicking compendium, Anton documents a huge number of ways synthetic biology can be used in practice, embedding these examples in the experiences of the people involved. The epoch-making nature of this technology could have far-reaching implications for society at large and ultimately even give rise to the next industrial revolution. This volume is a mind-blowing journey into the early beginnings, present efforts, and future visions of synthetic biology....The narrative style is engaging, and it is accessible to readers without expertise in biology.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780231205108
  • Publisher: Columbia University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Columbia University Press
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 392
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  • Weight: 718 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0231205104
  • Publisher Date: 25 Jul 2023
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
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  • Sub Title: The Synthetic Biology Revolution
  • Width: 140 mm


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