Synthetic aesthetics : (Record no. 73364)
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| fixed length control field | 03858nam a2200577 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 6757882 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20220712204822.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 151223s2014 maua ob 001 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780262321600 |
| -- | electronic |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| -- | electronic |
| 082 04 - CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call Number | 610.284 |
| 100 1# - AUTHOR NAME | |
| Author | Ginsberg, Alexandra Daisy, |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Synthetic aesthetics : |
| Sub Title | investigating synthetic biology's designs on nature / |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 1 PDF (xxii, 349 pages) : |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Synthetic 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. |
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| General subdivision | trends. |
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| General subdivision | trends. |
| 700 1# - AUTHOR 2 | |
| Author 2 | Endy, Andrew D, |
| 700 1# - AUTHOR 2 | |
| Author 2 | Schyfter, Pablo, |
| 700 1# - AUTHOR 2 | |
| Author 2 | Elfick, Alistair, |
| 700 1# - AUTHOR 2 | |
| Author 2 | Calvert, Jane, |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/bkabstractplus.jsp?bkn=6757882 |
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| Koha item type | eBooks |
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| -- | Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| -- | MIT Press, |
| -- | [2014] |
| 264 #2 - | |
| -- | [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : |
| -- | IEEE Xplore, |
| -- | [2014] |
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| -- | text |
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| -- | electronic |
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| -- | online resource |
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| -- | Description based on PDF viewed 12/23/2015. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Art and biology. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Synthetic biology. |
| 650 12 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Synthetic Biology |
| 650 22 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Art. |
| 650 22 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Biotechnology |
| 650 22 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Esthetics. |
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