The age of living machines how biology will build the next technology revolution

Outlines the next technology revolution and how it will change human life, drawing on the latest discoveries in biology and engineering to profile such innovations as computer-engineered crops, protein-based water filters, and cancer-detecting nanoparticles.

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Main Author: Hockfield, Susan (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
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