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Stepping stones to synthetic biology

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Stepping stones to synthetic biology/ by Sergio Carra.
Author:	Carra, Sergio.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing : : 2018.,
Description:	xv, 212 p. :ill., digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Synthetic biology. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95459-2
ISBN:	9783319954592

Stepping stones to synthetic biology
Carra, Sergio.

Stepping stones to synthetic biology[electronic resource] /by Sergio Carra. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2018. - xv, 212 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - The frontiers collection,1612-3018. - Frontiers collection..

1 Devils, ratchets and molecular motors -- 2 Energy, entropy and information -- 3 A computer called Universe -- 4 Biomolecules and bioenergetics -- 5 What is life? -- 6 Information and complexity: a metaphor of natural systems and engineering -- 7 The path of evolution in nature and in technology. Digital evolution platform -- 8 Imitation of life: the cell in a silicon chip -- 9 Verum est factum: synthetic biology -- 10 Metabolic engineering: towards the post-oil era?.

This book explores fascinating topics at the edge of life, guiding the reader all the way from the relation of life processes to the second law of thermodynamics and the abundance of complex organic compounds in the universe through to the latest advances in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. The background to the book is the extraordinary scientific adventures that are being undertaken as progress is made toward the creation of an artificial cell and the control of life processes. This journey involves input from research areas as diverse as genetic engineering, physical chemistry, and information theory. Life is to be thought of not only as a chemical event but also as an information process, with the genome a repository of information gathered over time through evolution. Knowledge of the mechanisms affecting the increase in complexity associated with evolutionary paths is improving, and there appear to be analogies with the evolution of the technologies promoting the development of our society. The book will be of wide interest to students at all levels and to others with an interest in the subject.

ISBN: 9783319954592

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-95459-2doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

787925
Synthetic biology.

LC Class. No.: TA164 / .C377 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 660.6

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