The body builders : inside the science of the engineered human / Adam Piore.
The body builders : inside the science of the engineered human / Adam Piore.
The body builders : inside the science of the engineered human / Adam Piore.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]
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G 2017/2793
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Language
English
Physical Description
Physical content
376 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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 lear...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]
Edition
First edition.
Date Published
[2017]
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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.
"Weaving together vivid storytelling and groundbreaking science, The Body Builders dives into the current revolution in human augmentation and explores how these new technologies are helping us triumph over the boundaries of our bodies and our minds. For millennia humans have tried--and often failed--to master nature and transcend our limits. But t...
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The body builders : inside the science of the engineered human / Adam Piore.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-366) and index.
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©2017
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G 2017/2793
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74VKVaQerVrA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVaQerVrA
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ISBN
9780062347145
DDC
660.6
MMS ID
991024104419802626
