synthetic biology: References & Edit History
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An introduction to synthetic biology that discusses the technologies and ethical implications of the field is Markus Schmidt et al. (eds.), Synthetic Biology: The Technoscience and Its Societal Consequences (2009). An exploration of synthetic biology and its meaning in the contexts of science and life is Edward Regis, What Is Life?: Investigating the Nature of Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology (2008).
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Michael Rugnetta
Fellows assistant, Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added information on the development of Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn3.0. | Apr 20, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Synthetic Biology Project - What is Synthetic Biology? | Dec 06, 2015 | ||
| Added information on xeno-nucleic acids. | Jan 22, 2013 | ||
| Added a photo of the synthetic bacterium Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn 1.0. | Dec 17, 2010 | ||
| New bibliography added. | Nov 23, 2010 | ||
| New article added. | Nov 23, 2010 |
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