My book of the year.

 

The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology

Amy Lynn Webb is a famous American futurist, author and founder and CEO of the Future Today Institute. 

Andrew Hessel is a micro-biologist and geneticist and entrepreneur. 

This book is part history, part bio-tech thriller (complete with heroes and villains), part genetics 101, and part synthetic biology futures exploration, with genetics and DNA editing provide the red thread behind each.

Without doubt, the field of synthetic biology is going to be subject to much ethical and legal debate. This book is for anyone who has a fascination for science and technology, or is interested in the future potential and pitfalls of synthetic biology, or just plain curious about where humanity may be heading.

Most importantly, it is instantly accessible for the lay-person, and a triumph of science communication for the masses.

Declaration: I am neither a micro-biologist or geneticist. I am however an insatiably curious futurist and strategist