Technical objects in the biological century

Mackenzie, Adrian (2012) Technical objects in the biological century. Zeitschrift für Medien und Kulturforschung, 12 (1). pp. 151-168.

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Abstract

How does a computer operating system such as Linux differ from a microbe? This paper explores how technical objects are envisaged in the »century of biology«. Via the work of Gilbert Simondon, it asks what modes of existence biotechnical objects will display. The processes of abstraction and concretisation taking place in the field of synthetic biology offer one way to address these questions.

Item Type:

Journal Article

Journal or Publication Title:

Zeitschrift für Medien und Kulturforschung

Departments:

Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Sociology

ID Code:

62665

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ep_importer_pure

Deposited On:

04 Mar 2013 16:49