00000nam a2200000 i 4500 UP-8027390931311928118 Buklod 20250519090145.0 m |o d | cr ||||||||||| 250519s2014 mau u eng| 9780262321600 (Online ISBN) (Buklod)UP-8027390931311841339 DLC DENGII rda eng QP 517 B569 S96 2014eb Synthetic aesthetics investigating synthetic biology's designs on nature Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg [and four others], editors. Cambridge, Massachusetts The MIT Press [2014] 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier IP based subscription, on campus and remote access Access via Electronic Resources of the UPD Engineering Library and University Library websites. "Synthetic biology manipulates the stuff of life. For synthetic biologists, living matter is programmable material. In search of carbon-neutral fuels, sustainable manufacturing techniques, and innovative drugs, these researchers aim to redesign existing organisms and even construct completely novel biological entities. Some synthetic biologists see themselves as designers, inventing new products and applications. But if biology is viewed as a malleable, engineerable, designable medium, what is the role of design and how will its values apply? In this book, synthetic biologists, artists, designers, and social scientists investigate synthetic biology and design. After chapters that introduce the science and set the terms of the discussion, the book follows six boundary-crossing collaborations between artists and designers and synthetic biologists from around the world, helping us understand what it might mean to 'design nature.' These collaborations have resulted in biological computers that calculate form; speculative packaging that builds its own contents; algae that feeds on circuit boards; and a sampling of human cheeses. They raise intriguing questions about the scientific process, the delegation of creativity, our relationship to designed matter, and, the importance of critical engagement. Should these projects be considered art, design, synthetic biology, or something else altogether? Synthetic biology is driven by its potential; some of these projects are fictions, beyond the current capabilities of the technology. Yet even as fictions, they help illuminate, question, and even shape the future of the field." Electronic reproduction Cambridge, Massachusetts The MIT Press 2014 Available via World Wide Web through IEEE Xplore. Art and biology. Synthetic biology. Electronic books. Ginsberg, Alexandra Daisy editor. Calvert, Jane editor. Schyfter, Pablo editor. Elfick, Alistair editor. Endy, Drew editor. Also available remotely for University of the Philippines System via IEEE Xplore. Click here to access thru EZproxy https://ieeexplore-ieee-org.ezproxy.engglib.upd.edu.ph/book/6757882 Available for University of the Philippines System via IEEE Xplore. Click here to access https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/book/6757882 FO UPD DENG-II QP 517 B569 S96 2014eb Electronic Resource