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Biopunk: Kitchen-Counter Scientists Hack The Software Of Life (2011)

by Marcus Wohlsen(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1617230022 (ISBN13: 9781617230028)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Current Hardcover

review 1: Entertaining peek at some of the biological issues that are becoming increasingly more important. The Bill Gates quote was the hook that got me to read and I do think that the comparisons to the tech world are valid. I took a lot away from the discussion on how we innovate and that innovation comes from strange places and it doesn't come without risk. We don't tolerate much risk any more and that likely hampers innovation. It's going to be an interesting century for the software of life.
review 2: The book is great if you want to get a basic insight into Biohacking and what experiments people do in their garage. But unfortunately there are some minor flaws:1. Not all facts are correct. Biology/Biotechnology is not that simple and sometimes the descriptions of ... moremethods are just not correct2. The book is already out of date. The field of DIYBio and the whole Personal Genetics-Stuff moves on fast, so some of the things are already out of date. The book would have benefited from delaying it and getting some more up2date-examples, to cover a broader picture. less

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