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What do you think is a Good Synthetic Biology Book.

GenomeValley

August 2014

edited February 2015

in Genetic and biology based mods

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/biohackers-alessandro-delfanti/1114515991?ean=9780745332819

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/regenesis-george-m-church/1116796307?ean=9780465075706

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/synthetic-biology-and-morality-gregory-e-kaebnick/1115264650?ean=9780262519595

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/synthetic-biology-a-primer-paul-s-freemont/1106776671?ean=9781848168633

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-is-life-ed-regis/1111628568?ean=9780195383416

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/entirely-synthetic-fish-anders-halverson/1101221898?ean=9780300140880

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/synthetic-aspects-of-biologically-active-cyclic-peptides-nobuo-izumiya/1004652595?ean=9780470268636

Well I am doing this for my side research but I don't know where to start out of this list.

Comments

1. 

   glims

   
   August 2014
   Synthetic Biology a Primer, is my suggestion. The last one is too advanced without some background, and the rest of the are basically storybooks with no actual technique. However if you are just trying to get excited about the concept, biohackers and regenisis are good.

   
   

   Also, per a previous conversation I was having with someone else this week: if you don't have a micro background, pick up an old micro textbook for a couple bucks and read it cover to cover. You need the basics before you start smacking stuff together.

   
   

   My primary suggestion for someone with a few bio classes under their belt are the NEB catologues and downloadable info packets because they are awesome. I know it's kinda them trying to sell stuff, but my intro to gentetic recombination used the NEB catalog as it's only textbook.

   Google what you don't understand and always ask for help. If you find yourself googling more than once per page, roll back to the micro textbook.
2. 

   GenomeValley
   August 2014
   I in fact do have some bio classes such as genetics, micro, and biotech in my belt. Also I am waiting for the results for biochemistry, and cell bio. I will go back to my biotech book and micro book.
3. 

   jamcar23
   August 2014
   I don't mean to hijack this thread, but what are some good books to read up on biology? Mainly related to the things on this site. I have taken a few bio classes, but not many and they were a few years ago.
4. 

   glims

   
   August 2014
    I would suggest getting yourself a biology textbook with the word "Human" in the title as a starting point.