A genetics professor at Harvard Medical School explains why he supports engineering genomes to make existing organisms more useful and describes how synthetic biology can create new life forms and resurrect extinct ones.

Vorwort
"Bold and provocative... Regenesis tells of recent advances that may soon yield endless supplies of renewable energy, increased longevity and the return of long-extinct species."-New Scientist

Autorentext

George M. Church is professor of genetics at the Harvard Medical School and member of the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering.

Ed Regis is author of seven science books, most recently What Is Life? Investigating the Nature of Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology.

Klappentext

When humans can control the genetic makeup of organisms to the extent foreseen by synthetic biologists, nature will no longer be the exclusive arbiter of life, death, and evolution. "Regenesis" reveals what this not so far off future will look like.