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Positioning Synthetic Biology to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century
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The turn of the millennium brought into view a new research landscape in which the biological sciences loom large and where technical possibilities barely dreamt of decades ago seem legitimately attainable. The biological sciences of this century are the product of decades of advances in, for example, genetics and genomics, molecular and systems biology, and bioengineering technologies. Modern biology also draws upon and incorporates discoveries from beyond the life sciences. Disciplines as diverse as engineering, chemistry, computing, and social science have all played important roles in shaping the biology of the 21st century. Interconnectedness defines today’s biology and offers, in places, an un- precedented and exponentially increasing linkage of many streams of discover- ies and innovations.1 Biology also has become a global endeavor, with network- ing technologies enabling new modes of collaboration amongst multidisciplinary teams from around the world. In this networked world, researchers have the abil- ity to develop partnerships that foster novel approaches to scientific inquiry, ask new questions about the mechanisms of life, and address global needs in innovative ways.
NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS - Organizational Body
978-0-309-22583-0
NONE
Management
English
2013
1-81
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