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Piore, Adam.
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Synthetic biology.
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Piore, Adam.
Bioengineering.
Biomedical engineering.
Synthetic biology.
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The
body
builders
:
inside
the
science
of the
engineered
human
/ Adam Piore.
by
Piore, Adam.
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins, [2017]
Call #:
660.6 P662b
Subjects
Bioengineering.
Biomedical engineering.
Synthetic biology.
ISBN:
9780062347145 (hc.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
376 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [353-366]) and index.
Contents:
Moving. The bionic man who builds bionic people : replicating the way we move ; The birth of Bamm-Bamm : decoding the genome and rewriting it ; The man with the pixie dust : regenerative medicine and the quest to regrow limbs -- Sensing. The woman who can see with her ears : neuroplasticity and learning pills ; Soldiers with Spidey sense : intuition and implicit learning ; The telepathy technician : decoding the brain and imagined speech -- Thinking. the boy who remembers everything : Viagra for the brain ; The surgeon conducting the symphony : DBS and the power of electricity ; Sudden savants : unleashing the inner muse.
Summary:
A tour of the current revolution in
human
augmentation explores how the world's most innovative engineers are helping people repair traumatic injuries while transcending physical and mental limitations.
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