Biotechnology category: 1154 books
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Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2019
*Rhodococcus *are metabolically versatile actinobacteria frequently found in the environment with potential applications in bioremediation, biotransformations and biocatalysis, among other biotechnological processes. These microorganisms are currently the subject of research in many countries of...
Optimal Control in Bioprocesses
Pontryagin's Maximum Principle in Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2019
Optimal control is a branch of applied mathematics that engineers need in order to optimize the operation of systems and production processes. Its application to concrete examples is often considered to be difficult because it requires a large investment to master its subtleties.
The purpose...
A Crack in Creation
Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize
“The future is in our hands as never before, and this book explains the stakes like no other.” — George Lucas
“Required reading for every concerned citizen.” — New York Review of Books
Not since the atomic bomb has a technology...
by Donald Marshall
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
IntroductionJust read it. Every word in this summarised document is true, and it contains the most important information to ever reach the internet. This document is written to empower the good people of the world against the tyranny which exists all around us in our world today. Effectively, the document...
by Donald Marshall
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
IntroductionJust read it. Every word in this document is true, and it is the most important document to ever reach the internet. This document is written to empower good people of the world against the tyranny which exists all around us in our world today. Effectively, the document presented here...
The Antidote
Inside the World of New Pharma
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
In this timely and much praised book, Barry Werth draws upon inside reporting that spans more than two decades. He provides a groundbreaking close-up of the upstart pharmaceutical company Vertex and the ferocious but indispensable world of Big Pharma that it inhabits.
In 1989, the charismatic...
Life 3.0
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
**New York Times Best Seller
How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology—and there’s nobody better qualified or situated to explore...
by VIJONAP
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
This is a completely new SF story based on neuroscience.
In this eBook, there is a sport called "neuroball". Players of neuroball can freely move the balls in the virtual field by directly inputting information from their brains through head devices. Then, players are required to strike...
In Other Worlds
SF and the Human Imagination
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale
At a time when speculative fiction seems less and less far-fetched, Margaret Atwood lends her distinctive voice and singular point of view to the genre in a series of essays that brilliantly illuminates the essential truths...
The Singularity Is Near
When Humans Transcend Biology
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2005
**“Startling in scope and bravado.” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world.” —Los Angeles Times
“Elaborate, smart and persuasive.” —The Boston Globe
“A pleasure to read.” —The Wall Street Journal
One of...
How to Defeat Your Own Clone
And Other Tips for Surviving the Biotech Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
Send in the clones! On second thought, maybe not.
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CAN IT READ MY MIND?
WILL IT BE EVIL?
HOW DO I STOP IT?
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Find out the answers to these and other burning questions in this funny, informative, and ingenious book from two bioengineering experts who show you how to survive—and thrive—in...
The Neuroscience of Mindfulness
The Astonishing Science behind How Everyday Hobbies Help You Relax
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
Explore the benefits of a mindful approach to life Cutting-edge studies in neuroscience have in recent years proved what many doctors, therapists and other health professionals had long suspected: simple, repetitive tasks, performed with focus and attention - mindfulness, in other words - can not...
To Be a Machine
Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
“This gonzo-journalistic exploration of the Silicon Valley techno-utopians’ pursuit of escaping mortality is a breezy romp full of colorful characters.” —New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice)
Transhumanism is a movement pushing the limits of our bodies—our capabilities, intelligence,...
The Body Builders
Inside the Science of the Engineered Human
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
Fareed Zakaria GPS Book of the Week
Weaving together vivid storytelling and groundbreaking science, The Body Builders explores the current revolution in human augmentation, which is helping us to triumph over the limitations and constraints we have long accepted as an inevitable part of being...