Synthetic Biology [recurso electrónico] : The technoscience and its societal consequences / edited by Markus Schmidt, Alexander Kelle, Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra, Huib Vriend.

Por: Schmidt, Markus [editor.]Colaborador(es): Kelle, Alexander [editor.] | Ganguli-Mitra, Agomoni [editor.] | Vriend, Huib [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service)Tipo de material: TextoTextoEditor: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010Descripción: VIII, 186 p. online resourceTipo de contenido: text Tipo de medio: computer Tipo de portador: online resourceISBN: 9789048126781Tema(s): Medicine | Biotechnology | Medical ethics | System safety | Economics | Biomedicine | Biomedicine general | Biotechnology | Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk | Theory of Medicine/Bioethics | R & D/Technology PolicyFormatos físicos adicionales: Printed edition:: Sin títuloClasificación CDD: 610 Clasificación LoC:R-RZRecursos en línea: Libro electrónicoTexto
Contenidos:
That Was the Synthetic Biology That Was -- An Introduction to Synthetic Biology -- Computational Design in Synthetic Biology -- The Ethics of Synthetic Biology: Outlining the Agenda -- Do I Understand What I Can Create? -- Security Issues Related to Synthetic Biology -- The Intellectual Commons and Property in Synthetic Biology -- Governing Synthetic Biology: Processes and Outcomes -- Synthetic Biology and the Role of Civil Society Organizations -- Summary and Conclusions.
En: Springer eBooksResumen: Synthetic biology is becoming one of the most dynamic new fields of biology, with the potential to revolutionize the way we do biotechnology today. By applying the toolbox of engineering disciplines to biology, a whole set of potential applications become possible ranging very widely across scientific and engineering disciplines. Some of the potential benefits of synthetic biology, such as the development of low-cost drugs or the production of chemicals and energy by engineered bacteria are enormous. There are, however, also potential and perceived risks due to deliberate or accidental damage. Also, ethical issues of synthetic biology just start being explored, with hardly any ethicists specifically focusing on the area of synthetic biology. This book will be the first of its kind focusing particularly on the safety, security and ethical concerns and other relevant societal aspects of this new emerging field. The foreseen impact of this book will be to stimulate a debate on these societal issues at an early stage. Past experiences, especially in the field of GM-crops and stem cells, have shown the importance of an early societal debate. The community and informed stakeholders recognize this need, but up to now discussions are fragmentary. This book will be the first comprehensive overview on relevant societal issues of synthetic biology, setting the scene for further important discussions within the scientific community and with civil society.
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That Was the Synthetic Biology That Was -- An Introduction to Synthetic Biology -- Computational Design in Synthetic Biology -- The Ethics of Synthetic Biology: Outlining the Agenda -- Do I Understand What I Can Create? -- Security Issues Related to Synthetic Biology -- The Intellectual Commons and Property in Synthetic Biology -- Governing Synthetic Biology: Processes and Outcomes -- Synthetic Biology and the Role of Civil Society Organizations -- Summary and Conclusions.

Synthetic biology is becoming one of the most dynamic new fields of biology, with the potential to revolutionize the way we do biotechnology today. By applying the toolbox of engineering disciplines to biology, a whole set of potential applications become possible ranging very widely across scientific and engineering disciplines. Some of the potential benefits of synthetic biology, such as the development of low-cost drugs or the production of chemicals and energy by engineered bacteria are enormous. There are, however, also potential and perceived risks due to deliberate or accidental damage. Also, ethical issues of synthetic biology just start being explored, with hardly any ethicists specifically focusing on the area of synthetic biology. This book will be the first of its kind focusing particularly on the safety, security and ethical concerns and other relevant societal aspects of this new emerging field. The foreseen impact of this book will be to stimulate a debate on these societal issues at an early stage. Past experiences, especially in the field of GM-crops and stem cells, have shown the importance of an early societal debate. The community and informed stakeholders recognize this need, but up to now discussions are fragmentary. This book will be the first comprehensive overview on relevant societal issues of synthetic biology, setting the scene for further important discussions within the scientific community and with civil society.

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