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Biopunk

Biopunk

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作者: Marcus Wohlsen 著

出版社: penguin

出版时间: 2011-04

ISBN: 9781617230028

定价: 226.20

装帧: 精装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 256页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>自然科学

BillGatesrecentlytoldWiredthatifhewereateenagertoday,hewouldbehackingbiology."Ifyouwanttochangetheworldinsomebigway,"hesays,"that'swhereyoushouldstart-biologicalmolecules."

ThemostdisruptiveforceontheplanetresidesinDNA.Biotechcompaniesandacademicresearchersarejustbeginningtounlockthepotentialofpiecingtogetherlifefromscratch.ChampionsofsyntheticbiologybelievethatturninggeneticcodeintoLego-likeblockstobuildnever-before-seenorganismscouldsolvethethorniestchallengesinmedicine,energy,andenvironmentalprotection.ButasthehackerswhocrackedopenthepotentialofthepersonalcomputerandtheInternetproved,themostrevolutionarydiscoveriesoftenemergefromout-of-the-wayplaces,forgedbybrilliantoutsiderswithfewresourcesbesidesboundlessenergyandgreatideas.

InBiopunk,MarcusWohlsenchroniclesagrowingcommunityofDIYscientistsworkingoutsidethewallsofcorporationsanduniversitieswhoarecommittedtodemocratizingDNAthewaytheInternetdidinformation.The"biohacking"movement,nowinitsearly,headydays,aimstounleashanoutbreakofgeneticallymodifiedinnovationbymakingthetoolsandtechniquesofbiotechnologyaccessibletoeveryone.Borrowingtheiridealismfromtheworldsofopen-sourcesoftware,artisinalfood,Internetstartups,andthePeaceCorps,biopunksaredevotedadvocatesforopen-sourcingthebasiccodeoflife.TheybelieveinthepowerofindividualswithaccesstoDNAtosolvetheworld'sbiggestproblems.

You'llmeetanewbreedofhackerswhoaren'tafraidtogettheirhandswet,fromentrepreneurswhoaimtobringDNA-basedmedicaltoolstothepoorestofthepoortoacurioustinkererwhobelievesatubofyogurtandajellyfishgenecouldprotecttheworld'sfoodsupply.Thesebiohackersinclude:

Aduowhostartedacancerdrugcompanyintheirkitchen

Ateamwhobuiltanopen-sourceDNAcopymachine

Awomanwhodevelopedagenetictestinherapartmentforadeadlydiseasethathadstrickenherfamily

Alongwiththepotentialofcitizensciencetobringaboutdisruptivechange,WohlsenexplorestherisksofDIYbioterrorism,thepossibilityofgeneticengineeringexperimentsgoneawry,andwhethertheabilitytodesignlifefromscratchonalaptopmightcomesoonerthanwethink.
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BillGatesrecentlytoldWiredthatifhewereateenagertoday,hewouldbehackingbiology."Ifyouwanttochangetheworldinsomebigway,"hesays,"that'swhereyoushouldstart-biologicalmolecules."

ThemostdisruptiveforceontheplanetresidesinDNA.Biotechcompaniesandacademicresearchersarejustbeginningtounlockthepotentialofpiecingtogetherlifefromscratch.ChampionsofsyntheticbiologybelievethatturninggeneticcodeintoLego-likeblockstobuildnever-before-seenorganismscouldsolvethethorniestchallengesinmedicine,energy,andenvironmentalprotection.ButasthehackerswhocrackedopenthepotentialofthepersonalcomputerandtheInternetproved,themostrevolutionarydiscoveriesoftenemergefromout-of-the-wayplaces,forgedbybrilliantoutsiderswithfewresourcesbesidesboundlessenergyandgreatideas.

InBiopunk,MarcusWohlsenchroniclesagrowingcommunityofDIYscientistsworkingoutsidethewallsofcorporationsanduniversitieswhoarecommittedtodemocratizingDNAthewaytheInternetdidinformation.The"biohacking"movement,nowinitsearly,headydays,aimstounleashanoutbreakofgeneticallymodifiedinnovationbymakingthetoolsandtechniquesofbiotechnologyaccessibletoeveryone.Borrowingtheiridealismfromtheworldsofopen-sourcesoftware,artisinalfood,Internetstartups,andthePeaceCorps,biopunksaredevotedadvocatesforopen-sourcingthebasiccodeoflife.TheybelieveinthepowerofindividualswithaccesstoDNAtosolvetheworld'sbiggestproblems.

You'llmeetanewbreedofhackerswhoaren'tafraidtogettheirhandswet,fromentrepreneurswhoaimtobringDNA-basedmedicaltoolstothepoorestofthepoortoacurioustinkererwhobelievesatubofyogurtandajellyfishgenecouldprotecttheworld'sfoodsupply.Thesebiohackersinclude:

Aduowhostartedacancerdrugcompanyintheirkitchen

Ateamwhobuiltanopen-sourceDNAcopymachine

Awomanwhodevelopedagenetictestinherapartmentforadeadlydiseasethathadstrickenherfamily

Alongwiththepotentialofcitizensciencetobringaboutdisruptivechange,WohlsenexplorestherisksofDIYbioterrorism,thepossibilityofgeneticengineeringexperimentsgoneawry,andwhethertheabilitytodesignlifefromscratchonalaptopmightcomesoonerthanwethink.

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