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This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the �opportunities and challenges of the complex field of synthetic biology, which combines various scientific disciplines. The emerging field of synthetic biology employs biotechnological approaches to �recreate and enhance basic biological structures, intracellular processes and �whole organisms. The book addresses a broad range of topics, �including redesigning complex metabolic pathways, DNA/RNA and protein �engineering, as well as novel synthetic biomaterials. It discusses both �bottom �up� and �top down� approaches and presents the latest genome engineering tools �with predictions about how these could change our way of thinking and working. �Since the use of synthetic biology raises a number of ethical questions, a chapter is devoted to public awareness and risk management.The book is of �interest to scientists from both academia and industry, as well as PhD students and postdocs working in the fieldTypham this is the title: Synthetic Biology