Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn

Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life

â€œVenter instills awe for biology as it is, and as it might become in our hands.â€ â€”Publishers Weekly

On May 20, 2010, headlines around the world announced one of the most extraordinary accomplishments in modern science: the creation of the worldâ€™s first synthetic lifeform. In Life at the Speed of Light, scientist J. Craig Venter, best known for sequencing the human genome, shares the dramatic account of how he led a team of researchers in this pioneering effort in synthetic genomicsâ€”and how that work will have a profound impact on our existence in the years to come. This is a fascinating and authoritative study that provides readers an opportunity to ponder afresh the age-old question â€œWhat is life?â€ at the dawn of a new era of biological engineering.
Country USA
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-10-17
Format Kindle eBook

Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life