Synthetic biology and morality [electronic resource] : artificial life and the bounds of nature / edited by Gregory E. Kaebnick and Thomas H. Murray.

Synthetic biology, which aims to design and build organisms that serve human needs, has potential applications that range from producing biofuels to programming human behaviour. The emergence of this new form of biotechnology, however, raises a variety of ethical questions - first and foremost, whet...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors:	Kaebnick, Gregory E. (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2013]
Series:	Basic bioethics.
Subjects:	Bioethics. Bioengineering > Moral and ethical aspects. Synthetic biology > Moral and ethical aspects. Artificial life > Moral and ethical aspects.