Dr. Joachim Boldt is Deputy Director at the Institut für Ethik und Geschichte der Medizin in Freiburg (Germany).

• Introduction: Synthetic biology contextualized.- I. Concepts, Metaphors, Worldviews.- II. Public Good and Private Ownership. Social and Legal Ramifications.- III. Opportunities, Risks, Politics.

"This volume, edited by Boldt, attempts to explain the scope of Synthetic Biology, clarifies its distinction from technologies such as genetic engineering and nanotechnology, and discuss the ethical and legal concerns with which the field of Synthetic Biology specifically contends. ... for anyone who is interested in forwarding their knowledge in the area of modern biotechnological innovation, its applications, and its implications." (Ambika Natarajan, Nanoethics, Vol. 10, 2016)

Dr. Joachim Boldt is Deputy Director at the Institut für Ethik und Geschichte der Medizin in Freiburg (Germany).

• Introduction: Synthetic biology contextualized.- I. Concepts, Metaphors, Worldviews.- II. Public Good and Private Ownership. Social and Legal Ramifications.- III. Opportunities, Risks, Politics.

"This volume, edited by Boldt, attempts to explain the scope of Synthetic Biology, clarifies its distinction from technologies such as genetic engineering and nanotechnology, and discuss the ethical and legal concerns with which the field of Synthetic Biology specifically contends. ... for anyone who is interested in forwarding their knowledge in the area of modern biotechnological innovation, its applications, and its implications." (Ambika Natarajan, Nanoethics, Vol. 10, 2016)

Dr. Joachim Boldt is Deputy Director at the Institut für Ethik und Geschichte der Medizin in Freiburg (Germany).

• Introduction: Synthetic biology contextualized.- I. Concepts, Metaphors, Worldviews.- II. Public Good and Private Ownership. Social and Legal Ramifications.- III. Opportunities, Risks, Politics.

"This volume, edited by Boldt, attempts to explain the scope of Synthetic Biology, clarifies its distinction from technologies such as genetic engineering and nanotechnology, and discuss the ethical and legal concerns with which the field of Synthetic Biology specifically contends. ... for anyone who is interested in forwarding their knowledge in the area of modern biotechnological innovation, its applications, and its implications." (Ambika Natarajan, Nanoethics, Vol. 10, 2016)