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050		4	_aQP517.B56 _bH55 2014eb
060	1	4	_aQT 36
082	0	4	_a610.284 _223
100	1		_aGinsberg, Alexandra Daisy, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aSynthetic aesthetics : _binvestigating synthetic biology's designs on nature / _cAlexandra Daisy Ginsberg, Jane Calvert, Pablo Schyfter, Alistar Elfick, and Drew Endy, with additional contributors.
264		1	_aCambridge, Massachusetts : _bMIT Press, _c[2014]
264		2	_a[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : _bIEEE Xplore, _c[2014]
300			_a1 PDF (xxii, 349 pages) : _bcolor illustrations.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aelectronic _2isbdmedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
506	1		_aRestricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
520			_aSynthetic biology manipulates the stuff of life. For synthetic biologists, living matter is programmable material. In search of carbon-neutral fuels, sustainable manufacturing techniques, and innovative drugs, these researchers aim to redesign existing organisms and even construct completely novel biological entities. Some synthetic biologists see themselves as designers, inventing new products and applications. But if biology is viewed as a malleable, engineerable, designable medium, what is the role of design and how will its values apply?In this book, synthetic biologists, artists, designers, and social scientists investigate synthetic biology and design. After chapters that introduce the science and set the terms of the discussion, the book follows six boundary-crossing collaborations between artists and designers and synthetic biologists from around the world, helping us understand what it might mean to 'design nature.' These collaborations have resulted in biological computers that calculate form; speculative packaging that builds its own contents; algae that feeds on circuit boards; and a sampling of human cheeses. They raise intriguing questions about the scientific process, the delegation of creativity, our relationship to designed matter, and, the importance of critical engagement. Should these projects be considered art, design, synthetic biology, or something else altogether?Synthetic biology is driven by its potential; some of these projects are fictions, beyond the current capabilities of the technology. Yet even as fictions, they help illuminate, question, and even shape the future of the field.
530			_aAlso available in print.
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web
588			_aDescription based on PDF viewed 12/23/2015.
650		0	_aArt and biology.
650		0	_aSynthetic biology.
650	1	2	_aSynthetic Biology _xtrends.
650	2	2	_aArt.
650	2	2	_aBiotechnology _xtrends.
650	2	2	_aEsthetics.
655		0	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aCalvert, Jane, _eauthor.
700	1		_aEndy, Andrew D, _eauthor.
700	1		_aSchyfter, Pablo, _eauthor.
700	1		_aElfick, Alistair, _eauthor.
710	2		_aIEEE Xplore (Online Service), _edistributor.
710	2		_aMIT Press, _epublisher.
776	0	8	_iPrint version _z9780262019996
856	4	2	_3Abstract with links to resource _uhttp://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/bkabstractplus.jsp?bkn=6757882
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