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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS ix
- Introduction 1
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I BEGINNINGS
- 1 A Glass of Absinthe: A Malaria Medicine 13
- 2 A Radical Philosophy 31
- 3 Pandora’s Box: The Triumph and Temptation of Gene Editing 50
- 4 The Silk Road: Directing Evolution 68
- 5 Wild: Remaking Life 87
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II RIPPLES IN THE WATER
- 6 Rush: Biology-Made Medicines 109
- 7 New Nature: A Do-It-Yourself Environment 128
- 8 Hearth and Home 147
- 9 Fantastic Voyages: Mining and the Military 166
- 10 The Killers: Viruses as Healers 182
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III BIOINDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
- 11 Race to a Vaccine 201
- 12 Global Production: Perils and Profits of a New Science 219
- 13 The Moirai’s Gift 236
- 14 To the Planets and Beyond: Synthetic Biology in Space 254
- 15 Futurama 270
- Acknowledgments 293
- Timeline 297
- Glossary 301
- Further Reading 305
- Notes 307
- Index 353
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS ix
- Introduction 1
-
I BEGINNINGS
- 1 A Glass of Absinthe: A Malaria Medicine 13
- 2 A Radical Philosophy 31
- 3 Pandora’s Box: The Triumph and Temptation of Gene Editing 50
- 4 The Silk Road: Directing Evolution 68
- 5 Wild: Remaking Life 87
-
II RIPPLES IN THE WATER
- 6 Rush: Biology-Made Medicines 109
- 7 New Nature: A Do-It-Yourself Environment 128
- 8 Hearth and Home 147
- 9 Fantastic Voyages: Mining and the Military 166
- 10 The Killers: Viruses as Healers 182
-
III BIOINDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
- 11 Race to a Vaccine 201
- 12 Global Production: Perils and Profits of a New Science 219
- 13 The Moirai’s Gift 236
- 14 To the Planets and Beyond: Synthetic Biology in Space 254
- 15 Futurama 270
- Acknowledgments 293
- Timeline 297
- Glossary 301
- Further Reading 305
- Notes 307
- Index 353