Sophia Roosth, “Synthetic: How Life Got Made” (U Chicago Press, 2017)

New Books in Science

EpisodeMay 13, 20171h 11m

Sophia Roosth, “Synthetic: How Life Got Made” (U Chicago Press, 2017)

New Books in Science

EpisodeMay 13, 20171h 11m

Sophia Roosth‘s wonderful new book follows researchers clustered around MIT beginning in 2003 who named themselves synthetic biologists. A historically informed anthropological analysis based on many years of ethnographic work, Synthetic: How Life Got Made (University of Chicago Press, 2017) offers a fascinating account of the changing relationship between making... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

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