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.
| Main Author: | Hockfield, Susan (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Where the future comes from
- Can biology build a better battery?
- Water, water everywhere
- Cancer fighting nanoparticles
- Amplifying the brain
- Feeding the world
- Cheating Malthus, once again : making convergence happen faster.