Includes bibliographical references (page 90) and index.
Contents:
Careers in biomedical engineering. If a salamander can grow a new leg, why can't I? -- Organs made to order -- Brainpower -- Editing the human genome -- Shining a light on neuroscience -- Designer bacteria -- Careers in biomedical engineering.
Summary:
"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."-- Provided by publisher. 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.
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