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Book Synopsis: In 2006 anthropologists Paul Rabinow and Gaymon Bennett set out to rethink the role that human sciences play in biological research, creating the Human Practices division of the Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center—a facility established to create design standards for the engineering of new enzymes, genetic circuits, cells, and other biological entities—to formulate a new approach to the ethical, security, and philosophical considerations of controversial biological work. They sought not simply to act as watchdogs but to integrate the biosciences with their own discipline in a more fundamentally interdependent way, inventing a new, dynamic, and experimental anthropology that they could bring to bear on the center’s biological research.
Designing Human Practices is a detailed account of this anthropological experiment and, ultimately, its rejection. It provides new insights into the possibilities and limitations of collaboration, and diagnoses the micro-politics which effectively constrained the potential for mutual scientific flourishing. Synthesizing multiple disciplines, including biology, genetics, anthropology, and philosophy, alongside a thorough examination of funding entities such as the National Science Foundation, Designing Human Practices pushes the social study of science into new and provocative territory, utilizing a real-world experience as a springboard for timely reflections on how the human and life sciences can and should transform each other.
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Discover a groundbreaking experiment in synthetic biology with "Designing Human Practices: An Experiment with Synthetic Biology". This captivating book takes you on a journey with anthropologists Paul Rabinow and Gaymon Bennett as they challenge the conventional boundaries of biological research. Through the creation of the Human Practices division, they revolutionized the way ethical, security, and philosophical considerations are approached in controversial biological work.
Unlike traditional watchdogs, Rabinow and Bennett sought to integrate the biosciences with anthropology in an undeniably interdependent way. Their goal was to invent a dynamic and experimental anthropology that would bring new perspectives to the center's biological research. Experience their detailed account of this anthropological experiment and the unforeseen rejection it faced, shedding light on the possibilities and limitations of collaboration.
With a synthesis of multiple disciplines including biology, genetics, anthropology, and philosophy, this thought-provoking book challenges the status quo in the social study of science. By examining funding entities such as the National Science Foundation, "Designing Human Practices" takes you beyond traditional discussions and invites you to reflect on the transformative potential of integrating the human and life sciences.
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