Synthetic Biology and Morality: Artificial Life and the Bounds of Nature

(Part of the Basic Bioethics Series)

by Thomas H. Murray and Gregory E. Kaebnick

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A range of views on the morality of synthetic biology and its place in public policy and political discourse.

Synthetic biology, which aims to design and build organisms that serve human needs, has potential applications that range from producing biofuels to programming human behavior. The emergence of this new form of biotechnology, however, raises a variety of ethical questions--first and foremost, whether synthetic biology is intrinsically...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0262519593

ISBN13:9780262519595

Release Date:July 2013

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:222 Pages

Weight:0.66 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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