Biology is technology : the promise, peril, and new business of engineering life /
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| Author / Creator: | Carlson, Robert H., 1970- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010. |
| Description: | 279 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7931931 |
| Summary: | In a number of case studies, Carlson demonstrates that the development of new mathematical, computational & laboratory tools will facilitate the engineering of biological artefacts, including organisms & ecosystems. He explains how objects are constructed virtually, tested using mathematical models & finally constructed for real. |
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| Physical Description: | 279 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674035447 0674035445 |
