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245 1 0 _aSynthetic Biology Analysed
_h[electronic resource] :
_bTools for Discussion and Evaluation /
_cedited by Margret Engelhard.
264 1 _aCham :
_bSpringer International Publishing :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2016.
300 _aXVII, 211 p. 3 illus.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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490 1 _aEthics of Science and Technology Assessment, Schriftenreihe der EA European Academy of Technology and Innovation Assessment GmbH,
_x1860-4803 ;
_v44
505 0 _aThe new worlds of synthetic biology - Synopsis -- A layer model to describe and classify natural and synthetic organisms in different fields of synthetic biology -- Dealing with potential risks of synthetic biology -- The Concept of Life in Synthetic Biology -- An Ethical Response to Synthetic Biology -- Synthetic Biology: Public perceptions of an emergent field -- In Search for a Legal Framework for Synthetic Biology.
520 _aSynthetic biology is a dynamic, young, ambitious, attractive, and heterogeneous scientific discipline. It is constantly developing and changing, which makes societal evaluation of this emerging new science a challenging task, prone to misunderstandings. Synthetic biology is difficult to capture, and confusion arises not only regarding which part of synthetic biology the discussion is about, but also with respect to the underlying concepts in use. This book offers a useful toolbox to approach this complex and fragmented field. It provides a biological access to the discussion using a 'layer' model that describes the connectivity of synthetic or semisynthetic organisms and cells to the realm of natural organisms derived by evolution. Instead of directly reviewing the field as a whole, firstly our book addresses the characteristic features of synthetic biology that are relevant to the societal discussion. Some of these features apply only to parts of synthetic biology, whereas others are relevant to synthetic biology as a whole. In the next step, these new features are evaluated with respect to the different areas of synthetic biology. Do we have the right words and categories to talk about these new features? In the third step, traditional concepts like "life" and "artificiality" are scrutinized with regard to their discriminatory power. This approach may help to differentiate the discussion on synthetic biology. Lastly our refined view is utilized for societal evaluation. We have investigated the public views and attitudes to synthetic biology. It also includes the analysis of ethical, risk and legal questions, posed by present and future practices of synthetic biology. This book contains the results of an interdisciplinary research project and presents the authors' main findings and recommendations. They are addressed to science, industry, politics and the general public interested in this upcoming field of biotechnology.
650 0 _aPhilosophy.
650 0 _aBioethics.
650 0 _aMedical ethics.
650 0 _aBiomedical engineering.
650 1 4 _aPhilosophy.
650 2 4 _aBioethics.
650 2 4 _aTheory of Medicine/Bioethics.
650 2 4 _aBiomedical Engineering.
700 1 _aEngelhard, Margret.
_eeditor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783319251431
830 0 _aEthics of Science and Technology Assessment, Schriftenreihe der EA European Academy of Technology and Innovation Assessment GmbH,
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_v44
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25145-5
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