Synthetic Biology A Sociology of Changing Practices /

• Main Authors: Balmer, Andrew S. (Author), Bulpin, Katie (Author), Molyneux-Hodgson, Susan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; History.; Biomedical engineering.; Biotechnology.; Philosophy and science.; Sociology.; Economic sociology.; Biomedicine.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; History of Science.; Sociology, general.; Philosophy of Science.; Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.

This book explores the emergence of a new scientific field, synthetic biology, and the many bold promises its proponents have made to change the future of science, industry, humanity and the global environment. It explores how people, including academics, students, industrialists and governance acto...