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The age of living machines : how biology will build the next technology revolution / Susan Hockfield.

Title
The age of living machines : how biology will build the next technology revolution / Susan Hockfield.
Author
Hockfield, Susan,
Publication
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019]

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xi, 229 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
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.
Subject
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Technology
  • Biomedical engineering
  • Bionics
  • Biotechnology
  • SCIENCE / Biotechnology
  • Self-help devices for people with disabilities
  • TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General
  • TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-219) and index.
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.
ISBN
  • 9780393634747
  • 0393634744
LCCN
2018054089
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries