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  1. Synthetic aesthetics
    investigating synthetic biology's designs on nature
    Published: 2017
    Publisher:  The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    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... more

    Universitätsbibliothek Braunschweig
    2949-0646
    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan
    Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe / Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung, Bibliothek
    Kdd 7065
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    Hochschule Anhalt , Hochschulbibliothek
    DEI 28822
    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan
    Vitra Design Museum, Bibliothek
    Gk 6000/01
    No loan of volumes, only paper copies will be sent

     

    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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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 0262534010; 9780262534017
    Subjects: Art and biology; Synthetic biology; Esthetics; Synthetic Biology; Art; Biotechnology; Art and biology; Synthetic biology; Esthetics; Synthetic Biology; Art; Biotechnology
    Scope: xxii, 349 Seiten, Illustrationen