Biology is technology : the promise, peril, and new business of engineering life / Robert H. Carlson.

Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2010.

279 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

What is biology? -- Building with biological parts -- Learning to fly (or yeast, geese, and 747s) -- The second coming of synthetic biology -- A future history of biological engineering -- The pace of change in biological technologies -- The international genetically engineered machines competition -- Reprogramming cells and building genomes -- The promise and peril of biological technologies -- The sources of innovation and the effects of existing and proposed regulations -- Laying the foundations for a bioeconomy -- Of straightjackets and springboards for innovation -- Open-source biology, or open biology? -- What makes a revolution?

Includes bibliographical references and index.