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02432aam a22004098i 4500 001 6E4F065E7A2711EA84B5692797128E48 003 SILO 005 20200409010014 008 181119s2020 mnua d b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018054864 020 $a 1541528131 020 $a 9781541528130 035 $a (OCoLC)1076372906 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d SO$ $d RB0 $d INO $d UAP $d LIV $d OCL $d VP@ $d ILC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 100 1 $a Latta, Sara L., $e author. 245 10 $a Body 2.0 : $b the engineering revolution in medicine / $c Sara Latta. 264 1 $a Minneapolis : $b Twenty-First Century Books, $c [2020] 300 $a 96 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 521 1 $a Age 13-18. 521 2 $a Grade 9 to 12. 520 $a "Meet scientists who are on the verge of breakthroughs in biomedical engineering. From encouraging the body to regenerate damaged bone and muscle tissue to re-routing visual stimuli to the brain to help blind people see, these discoveries will change medicine radically."-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 00 $t Careers in biomedical engineering. $t If a salamander can grow a new leg, why can't I? -- $t Organs made to order -- $t Brainpower -- $t Editing the human genome -- $t Shining a light on neuroscience -- $t Designer bacteria -- $t Careers in biomedical engineering. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 90) and index. 520 $a The oldest known prosthesis, a wooden toe, was found on an ancient Egyptian mummy. We now have the technology to grow new organs in the lab; we have the tools edit defective genes in a person's body. From encouraging the body to regenerate damaged bone and muscle tissue to re-routing visual stimuli to the brain to help blind people see, Latta explains how modern medical and technical discoveries are changing our world. -- adapted from jacket. 650 0 $a Biomedical engineering $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Medical technology $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Regeneration (Biology) $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Instructional and educational works. 650 0 $a Young adult nonfiction. 941 $a 5 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012011508.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728013050.0 952 $l KWPE446 $d 20210105035000.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20200724011021.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20200409011237.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6E4F065E7A2711EA84B5692797128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search