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Genesis Machines First Edition
Author(s): Martyn Amos (Author)
- Publisher: Atlantic Books
- Publication Date: 9 Nov. 2006
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 384 pages
- ISBN-10: 9781843542247
- ISBN-13: 1843542242
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
‘This isn’t tinkering around the edges. This is “blue sky”
research – the sort of high-risk work that could change the world, of crash
and burn. It’s exhilarating stuff, and it has the potential to change for
ever our definition of a “computer”.’ From Chapter 1, The Logic of Life
research – the sort of high-risk work that could change the world, of crash
and burn. It’s exhilarating stuff, and it has the potential to change for
ever our definition of a “computer”.’ From Chapter 1, The Logic of Life
About the Author
Dr Martyn Amos was awarded the world’s first Ph.D. in DNA computing. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Exeter. His website is at http://www.martynamos.com
Genesis Machines First Edition was first published in 2006.
