Synthetic Biology - A Primer

I am currently working my way through the kindle version of this book, and am approx. 40% of the way through. It is a good introduction and I'm learning a lot from it. One thing to be aware of; it is quite technical and launches rapidly into both molecular biology and engineering. Be prepared to work at understanding and look things up online if you aren't already familiar with both areas. There's some advanced math - Fourier transforms, for example, though they aren't essential to understand most of what is in the book. If you aren't familiar with biology I recommend reading a text on cellular or smaller-scale biology first.

It has been many years since I studied and used molecular biology tools and this book is a great way to get back up to speed with the advances in synthetic biology, it’s applications and the cross fertilisation with software development and engineering.

This book cannot be considered a primer. It reads well, but unless you are an expert in the field you are at a loss of what is a futuristic discussion and what is possible today.Unless you have a decent background in statistics, computer analysis and chemistry, the discussions will befuddle many of you.Cannot fault the layout or the topics or the writing style. However, as stated earlier it is aimed at those that have more than just a basic understanding of the aforementioned subjects to really understand the intent and discussions in the book.Leo Roos, Ph.D.

Gave as gift as requested by my student son. He enjoyed reading the book.

Great source of information.

This book will give you a very broad overview of SynBio but is very light on the details. I was a little disappointed - then again, as a "Primer" I should not have expected a very in depth text. The colored illustrations are very nice though.

Covers many relevant aspects of biology, clear descriptions. Worked well as a teaching tool for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Very comperhansable

Good starting point if you're new to the field since it is interdisciplinary, this book offers basics on the various topics and application opportunities of SynBio!

Muito Bom o produto

Livro ideal para quem quer começar a se inteirar a respeito da Biologia Sintética e não sabe como iniciar. Este livro aborda os principais pontos que norteiam o estado da arte em Biologia Sintética, além de ter sido escrito pelos maiores especialistas da área na Europa.

I find this book quite well structured. The first impression is very favourable. It introduces the subject in ways that make it accessible to newcomers to the area. The text is carefully written an pleasant to read.Good illustrations. The subject is seen from various perspective which is also very helpful.

Since I am required to submit a review before finishing the book, I can't say too much right now really.