Body 2.0 : the engineering revolution in medicine
Latta, Sara L.2022
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"Meet scientists who are on the verge of breakthroughs in biomedical engineering. From encouraging the body to regenerate damaged bone and muscle tissue to re-routing visual stimuli to the brain to help blind people see, these discoveries will change medicine radically."-- The oldest known prosthesis, a wooden toe, was found on an ancient Egyptian mummy. We now have the technology to grow new organs in the lab; we have the tools edit defective genes in a person's body. From encouraging the body to regenerate damaged bone and muscle tissue to re-routing visual stimuli to the brain to help blind people see, Latta explains how modern medical and technical discoveries are changing our world.--adapted from jacketAbstract: Learn about four strands of bioengineering - tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, neuroengineering, microbial science, and genetic engineering and synthetic biology - and meet scientists working in these fields.
Main title:
Body 2.0 : the engineering revolution in medicine / Sara Latta.
Author:
Latta, Sara L., authorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2020]Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2022.
Collation:
1 online resource (17 entries) : 32 images ; digital files.
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Description based on title page of print version.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Print version: 96 pages : color illustrations.
Contents:
From wooden toes to biobots -- If a salamander can grow a new leg, why can't I? -- Organs made to order -- Brainpower -- Editing the human genome -- Shining a light on neuroscience -- Designer bacteria -- Careers in biomedical engineering.
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781803160344 (electronic version)1541528131 (invalid)9781541528130 (invalid)
Dewey class:
610.28
LC class:
R856.2
Language:
English
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BRN:
501385
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