Genesis Machines - The New Science of Biocomputation (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)

The paperback version of the groundbreaking book about the next generation of computers: not only are they smaller... they're alive. 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.

General

Imprint:	Atlantic Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2006
First published:	May 2008
Authors:	Martyn Amos
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-84354-224-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > General Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > General
LSN:	1-84354-224-2
Barcode:	9781843542247

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