how biology will build the next technology revolution /
Susan Hockfield.
First edition.
New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2019]
xi, 229 pages :
illustrations ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-219) and index.
Where the future comes from -- Can biology build a better battery? -- Water, water everywhere -- Cancer fighting nanoparticles -- Amplifying the brain -- Feeding the world -- Cheating Malthus, once again : making convergence happen faster.
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Outlines the next technology revolution and how it will change human life, drawing on the latest discoveries in biology and engineering to profile such innovations as computer-engineered crops, protein-based water filters, and cancer-detecting nanoparticles.