Genesis Machines - Hardcover

Amos, Martyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843542242 ISBN 13: 9781843542247

Publisher: Atlantic Books, 2006

Synopsis

Cells, gels and DNA strands are the 'wetware' of the twenty-first century. Imagine taking cells from a cancer patient and programming them to detect disease and then prompt the body to cure itself. Or clothes woven with microchips, nanofibres and living cells to form wearable bio-weapons detection systems. Both of these revolutionary applications are closer than we think. Some scientists are pushing the boundaries even further by creating synthetic biology where brand new creatures are engineered in the laboratory.

In this breathtaking book, a leading expert in the field reveals just how the stuff of science fiction is rapidly becoming a reality. This new technology will change the way we think - not just about computers, but about the nature of life itself.

About this title

Product Description:

Rare book

Review:

For an early and intriguing glimpse of one possible future,
Genesis Machines is highly recommended. -- Andrew Smith, Mail on Sunday, January 7, 2007

About this edition

• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1843542242
• ISBN 13: 9781843542247
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384