Life at the Speed of Light
From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life
Published on 17. October 2013
240 pages
978-1-101-63802-6 (ISBN)
Description
"Venter instills awe for biology as it is, and as it might become in our hands." --Publishers Weekly On May 20, 2010, headlines around the world announced one of the most extraordinary accomplishments in modern science: the creation of the world's first synthetic lifeform. In Life at the Speed of Light, scientist J. Craig Venter, best known for sequencing the human genome, shares the dramatic account of how he led a team of researchers in this pioneering effort in synthetic genomics--and how that work will have a profound impact on our existence in the years to come. This is a fascinating and authoritative study that provides readers an opportunity to ponder afresh the age-old question "What is life?" at the dawn of a new era of biological engineering.
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J. Craig Venter is the founder, chairman, and CEO of the J. Craig Venter Institute, a nonprofit research organization dedicated to genomic research. He is also the founder and CEO of Synthetic Genomics, Inc. He lives in La Jolla, California.
Content
- Intro
- Praise for LIFE AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT
- About the Author
- Also by J. Craig Venter
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- 1 Dublin, 1943-2012
- 2 Chemical Synthesis as Proof
- 3 Dawn of the Digital Age of Biology
- 4 Digitizing Life
- 5 Synthetic Phi X 174
- 6 First Synthetic Genome
- 7 Converting One Species into Another
- 8 Synthesis of the M. mycoides Genome
- 9 Inside a Synthetic Cell
- 10 Life by Design
- 11 Biological Teleportation
- 12 Life at the Speed of Light
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
