Monogamy? In this Economy? - Laura Boyle
''A gem of a resource I will recommend time and time again'' - Lola PhoenixMore and more queer and not-so-queer partners are taking the plunge and deciding to live and parent together. But wait -…
Synthetic biology is the technique that enables us not just to read and edit but also write DNA to program living biological structures as though they were tiny computers. Unlike cloning Dolly the sheep-which cut and copied existing genetic material-the future of synthetic biology might be something like an app store, where you could download and add new capabilities into any cell, microbe, plant, or animal.This breakthrough science has the potential to mitigate, perhaps solve, humanity''s immediate and longer-term existential challenges: climate change; the feeding, clothing, housing, and caring for billions of humans; fighting the next viral outbreak before it becomes a global pandemic; old age as a treatable pathology; bringing back extinct animals.It could also be anarchic and socially destructive. With our governing structures created in an era before startling advances in technology, we are not prepared for a future in which life could be manipulated or programmed.As futurist Amy Webb and synthetic biologist Andrew Hessel show in this book, within the next decade, we will need to make important decisions: whether to program novel viruses to fight diseases, what genetic privacy will look like, who will "own" living organisms, how companies should earn revenue from engineered cells, and how to contain a synthetic organism in a lab. The Genesis Machine? provides the background for us to understand and grapple with these issues, and think through the religious, philosophical, and ethical implications for the future.
''A gem of a resource I will recommend time and time again'' - Lola PhoenixMore and more queer and not-so-queer partners are taking the plunge and deciding to live and parent together. But wait -…
Describes the horrific ordeal of the officers and men of 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders at the hands of the Japanese.
Přenes se do kouzelnického světa Harryho Pottera a oživ oblíbené filmové scény pomocí barev v oficiální omalovánkové knize Harry Potter: Cestou necestou světem čar a kouzel. Čekají na tebe známá místa jako Příčná ulice, Prasinky,…
A beautifully dynamic novel which connects five characters caught in the crosshairs of conflict on the Sudanese border.A mysterious burnt corpse appears one morning in Saraaya, a remote border town between northern and southern Sudan.…
The Cambridge Art Book contains a unique collection of contemporary images of this most beautiful city, from the grand architecture of its historic university to its more intimate corners. Cambridge is a unique place with…
Příběh významné československé expedice Tatra Kolem Světa, jež se konala v letech 1987 - 1990. Knižní zpracování její první třetiny, pokrývající Evropu a Severní Ameriku, vyšlo již v průběhu výpravy. Text popisující druhou část trasy…
Z celého ptačího světa působí dravci a sovy snad nejvíce na naši obrazotvornost. Síla a rychlost dravců imponovala lidem odedávna a dodnes na opeřené vládce vzdušného prostoru pohlížíme s respektem i trochou závisti. Sovy zase…