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Author:
Hockfield, Susan, author.
Title:
The age of living machines : how biology will build the next technology revolution / Susan Hockfield.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
W.W. Norton & Company,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
xi, 229 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject:
Bionics.
Biomedical engineering.
Self-help devices for people with disabilities.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-219) and index.
Contents:
Cheating Malthus, once again: making convergence happen faster. 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.
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.
ISBN:
0393634744 (hardcover)
9780393634747 (hardcover)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1097670524
LCCN:
2018054089
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

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