Open AccessConceptual Delimitations related to the Philosophical Approaches on Synthetic Biology
Author(s) -
Olivia Macovei
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
logos, universality, mentality, education, novelty. section philosophy and humanistic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2501-0409
pISSN - 2284-5976
DOI - 10.18662/lumenphs/8.2/47
Subject(s) - synthetic biology , systems biology , biology , living systems , chemical biology , computational biology , ecology and evolutionary biology , computer science , management science , biochemical engineering , engineering ethics , ecology , engineering , genetics
Synthetic biology is an area of technological development and innovative scientific research at the crossroads between biology and technology (bioengineering), that aims to create artificial living systems, either by redesigning living systems that already exist in the natural environment, or by producing organic systems that are quasi-biological, which emulate organic life. A number of research methods and technologies are incorporated in the development of synthetic biology, including genetic engineering, molecular biology and bio-molecular engineering, biophysics, chemical engineering, evolutionary biology, computer and computing engineering, genetics etc. The article aims to analyze the meanings of the term synthetic biology and the technological path that made the emergence of synthetic biology possible, the technological applications of synthetic biology, and starting from all this, to present a series of philosophical perspectives on synthetic biology.