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This book was very interesting for my girlfriend who is a biology major

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It will bring any reader up to date with information about gmodern genetics and the character of the human genome

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The source code is written by someone

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As a computer engineer the technical details of the manmade biological machinery made me salivate

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If you buy the book you will be better informed

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As the authors give examples of biology in the twentyfirst century is on the right track to transform itself into the field of synthetic biology which in their view goes beyond genetic engineering in that it involves the actual creation of new lifeforms and not just the manipulation of current genomes

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The authors are careful to differentiate fact from fantasy and are aware of the ethical myopia that can be displayed by even the most selfconscious scientists as they move into new territories of research

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The authors also address the the notion of transhumanism which indeed they must if they are to advocate mirror humans and other more exotic creations made possible because of synthetic biology