دانلود کتاب Synthetic Biology: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

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Halftitle page Series page Title page Copyright page Contents Acknowledgements List of illustrations 1 Biology: from analysis to synthesis Living in interesting times The first root of synthetic biology Foundations for biotechnology The era of single-gene genetic engineering The second root of synthetic biology Applying engineering concepts to biology Applying biological concepts to engineering 2 How synthetic biology is done Reading and writing the language of life Designing the constructs to be built Taking modules and sub-modules ‘off-the-shelf’ Loading the synthetic system into a living cell Cross-talk and orthogonality 3 Synthetic biology and the environment Twenty-first-century environmental challenges Biofuels to reduce greenhouse gas production More efficient food production Detection of pollution Bioremediation Barriers to commercial application 4 Synthetic biology and healthcare Drug synthesis through engineered metabolic pathways Improving the immune system’s armoury Making vaccines against new pandemics Synthetic biology in diagnosis Synthetic physiological systems Designer tissues 5 Synthetic biology for engineering Architecture and the built environment Data storage in DNA Computing Cryptography 6 Synthetic biology for basic research Tools for enquiry Building to test understanding 7 Creating life Reasons for creating life Inspiration from assumed origins Synthetic catalytic cycles Making compartments First steps to genes Next steps 8 Cultural impact Education Art Recreation Ethics Fear Hope Further reading Index