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Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature And Ourselves (2012)

by George M. Church(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0465021751 (ISBN13: 9780465021758)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Basic Books

review 1: George Church is a fucking genius. If you want to read a science book written by the closest thing modern culture has to a 'mad-scientist-Nikola-Tesla-type-figure,' this is the book. This book jumps chapter-to-chapter radically and fantastically from one application of synthetic biology to another, and is supremely bright and optimistic in all its assessments of the pace and application of the field. I will complain (slightly) that Church foregoes discussing a lot of the nitty-gritty of molecular biology to instead focus on the bigger picture - I understand that this is how popular science writing goes, but I always long for a bit more. Regardless, Church is an out-there dude, definitely somewhat of a utopic visionary, and for that, this book is worth rea... moreding.
review 2: This book is not intended for casual science readers. It makes sense if you have a strong background in chemistry and biology, and it is best read by those who have "molecular biology" training and experience. The authors have occasional lapses in logic anc accuracy in analogies that are NOT science-based, therefore demonstrating less-broad knowledge of the world outside the lab. I respect both authors and what they project is coming true (isomeric forms of DNA creating new life opportunities). Please note this is just my humble opinion, and I am a biologist who has faith in the future, especially the field of antibiotic development which is so desperately needed. less

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