Genome Refactoring

Name: Genome Refactoring
Author: Neal Lerner
ISBN: 9783031014413

Neal Lerner

Language: English

Published by Springer International Publishing Jul 2009, 2009

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The science of biology celebrates the discovery and understanding of biological systems that already exist in nature. In parallel, the engineering of biology must learn how to make use of our understanding of the natural world to design and build new useful biological systems. ''Synthetic biology'' represents one example of recent work to engineer biological systems. This emerging field aims to replace the ad hoc process of assembling biological systems by primarily developing tools to assemble reliable-but-complex living organisms from standard components that can later be reused in new combination. The focus of this book is ''genome refactoring,'' one of several approaches to manage the complexity of a biological system in which the goal is to redesign the genetic elements that encode a living form--preserving the function of that form but encoding it with a genome far easier to study and extend. This book presents genome refactoring in two ways: as an important aspect of the emerging field of synthetic biology and as a powerful teaching tool to train would be professionals in the subject. Chapters focus on the overarching goals of synthetic biology and their alignment with the motivations and achievements in genome engineering; the engineering frameworks of refactoring, including genome synthesis, standardization of biological parts, and abstraction; a detailed description of the bacteriophages that have been refactored up to this point; and the methods of refactoring and contexts for that work drawn from the bacteriophage M13. Overall, these examples offer readers the potential for synthetic biology and the areas in need of further research. If successful, synthetic biology and genome refactoring could address any number of persistent societal needs, including sustainable energy, affordable and effective medicine, and green manufacturing practices.Table of Contents: Tools for Genome Engineering and Synthetic Biology / Bacteriophage as Templates for Refactoring / Methods/Teaching Protocols for M13 Reengineering / Writing and Speaking as Biological Engineers / Summary and Future Directions / Appendix A / Appendix B / Appendix C 80 pp. Englisch.

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Title: Genome Refactoring
Author: Neal Lerner
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Jul 2009
Publication year: 2009
Condition: Neu
Binding: Taschenbuch
Language: English
ISBN 10: 3031014413
ISBN 13: 9783031014413
Item weight: 169 grams
Dimensions: 235x191x5 mm

The science of biology celebrates the discovery and understanding of biological systems that already exist in nature. In parallel, the engineering of biology must learn how to make use of our understanding of the natural world to design and build new useful biological systems. ""Synthetic biology"" represents one example of recent work to engineer biological systems. This emerging field aims to replace the ad hoc process of assembling biological systems by primarily developing tools to assemble reliable-but-complex living organisms from standard components that can later be reused in new combination. The focus of this book is ""genome refactoring,"" one of several approaches to manage the complexity of a biological system in which the goal is to redesign the genetic elements that encode a living form--preserving the function of that form but encoding it with a genome far easier to study and extend. This book presents genome refactoring in two ways: as an important aspect of the emerging field of synthetic biology and as a powerful teaching tool to train would be professionals in the subject. Chapters focus on the overarching goals of synthetic biology and their alignment with the motivations and achievements in genome engineering; the engineering frameworks of refactoring, including genome synthesis, standardization of biological parts, and abstraction; a detailed description of the bacteriophages that have been refactored up to this point; and the methods of refactoring and contexts for that work drawn from the bacteriophage M13. Overall, these examples offer readers the potential for synthetic biology and the areas in need of further research. If successful, synthetic biology and genome refactoring could address any number of persistent societal needs, including sustainable energy, affordable and effective medicine, and green manufacturing practices. Table of Contents:Tools for Genome Engineering and Synthetic Biology / Bacteriophage as Templates for Refactoring / Methods/Teaching Protocols for M13 Reengineering / Writing and Speaking as Biological Engineers / Summary and Future Directions / Appendix A / Appendix B / Appendix C

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Natalie Kuldell teaches in the Department of Biological Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She develops discovery-based curricula drawn from the current literature to engage undergraduate students in structured, reasonably authentic laboratory and project-based experiences. She completed her doctoral and postdoctoral work at Harvard Medical School, including experiments aimed at better understanding the regulated gene expression in the bacteriophage lambda. In 2005, she coedited a book on zinc-finger proteins with Shiro Iuchi, Zinc Finger Proteins: From Atomic Contact to Cellular Function. Her current research examines gene expression in the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, focusing on synthetic biology and improved tools for regulation of gene expression of the yeast mitochondria. Before joining the faculty of MIT, she taught at Wellesley College. Dr. Kuldell is the director of a web-based resource called BioBuilder to teach synthetic biology through comics and animations, as well as a scientific adviser for two web-projects to teach the nature and process of science, namely, Understanding Science and VisionLearning. She serves as Associate Education Director for SynBERC, an NSF-funded research center for Synthetic Biology, and Councilor at Large for the Institute of Biological Engineering. She is also one of three Boston-area coordinators for a public outreach network, the Coalition for the Public Understanding of Science. Neal Lerner is Director of Training in Communication Instruction for the Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he teaches scientific and technical writing and supports lecturers and graduate students who teach in communications-intensive classes. Previous to MIT, he was a faculty member and Writing Programs Coordinator at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. He earned an Ed.D. in Literacy, Language, and Cultural Studies from Boston University's School of Education and an MA in creative writing and a high school English teaching credential from San Jose State University. His current research is a history and contemporary classroom study of teaching high-school English in Holyoke, MA. He is a four-time recipient of the International Writing Centers Association Outstanding Scholarship Award and received the National Council of Teachers of English Award for Best Article Reporting Historical Research in Technical or Scientific Communication (2008). He is the author of The Idea of a Writing Laboratory (Southern Illinois University Press, 2009), coauthor with Mya Poe and Jennifer Craig of Learning to Communicate in Science and Engineering: Case Studies from MIT (MIT Press, 2010), and coauthor with Paula Gillespie of The Longman Guide to Peer Tutoring, 2nd ed. (Longman, 2002). His publications have appeared in College English, College Composition and Communication, Written Communication, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Writing Center Journal, and several edited collections. He has held regional and national office in professional organizations for the study and teaching of writing and is a frequent consultant to colleges and universities in the United States and abroad on issues of teaching writing, writing program assessment, and writing across the curriculum.

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