Biotechnology

Animals make for terrible technology. Eventually, we’ll have food that is better in every way - in terms of taste, cost, nutrition, resource consumption, and ethics - because we won't use animals to produce it....

De animales a dioses, augura un mundo no tan lejano en el cual nos veremos enfrentados a una nueva serie de retos....

A lo largo del último siglo, la humanidad ha logrado lo imposible frenando la hambruna, la peste y la guerra....

The first audiobook of its kind, The Kaggle Book assembles in one place the techniques and skills you'll need for success in competitions, data science projects, and beyond....

The fascinating and frequently astounding story of how the massive enterprise to restructure the genetic core of the world's food supply came into being....

Rich with fascinating insights into cutting-edge science and technology, On the Future is a provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science from world-renowned scientist and best-selling author Martin Rees....

The coming Augmented Age promises a level of disruption, behavioral shifts, and changes that are unparalleled....

Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? The science says yes....

This is the most comprehensive and authoritative exploration of DNA's impact - practical, social, and ethical - on our society and our world....

In 24 thought-provoking lectures designed for nonscientists, this course explores today's exciting field of genomics, the study of the vast storehouse of information contained within chromosomes. Your professor is Princeton University biologist Lee M. Silver....

A landmark book by the senior science writer at Time magazine introduces us to a medical breakthrough that can save our lives....

What does a mammoth smell like? Do dinosaurs bob their heads as they walk, like today’s birds? Do aurochs low like cows? You may soon find out....

The first audiobook of its kind, Mind Wars covers the ethical dilemmas and bizarre history of cutting-edge technology and neuroscience developed for military applications....

Part history, part cutting-edge science, part philosophy, Life’s Ratchet takes us from ancient Greece to the laboratories of modern nanotechnology to tell the story of our quest for the machinery of life....

Once, we humans could only observe evolution. Suddenly, we had conquered it. And yet, in Life as We Made It, evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro argues that - despite how amazing our new technologies are - our ability to alter the course of evolution isn’t new....

A pioneering neuroscientist shows how the long-sought merger of brains with machines is about to become a paradigm-shifting reality.....

In this lecture, Professor Kahn will examine the state of health care and biomedical research in the US and around the globe, through the lens of ethics....

Supertrends: 50 Things You Need to Know About the Future is about how efficient futurists work and how we can expect the world to evolve in terms of demographics, general economics, technologies, business models, resources, environment, and lifestyles....

James T. Bradley introduces important biological principles and the basic procedures used in biotechnology....

Embark on an enlightening journey through the realm of regenerative medicine with 'Heal Smarter: 6 Key Questions for Regenerative Medicine Success.'

Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering? is a collection of essays by utilitarian philosopher David Pearce. The essays deal with a variety of subjects, including the abolition of suffering through biotechnology and negative utilitarianism among many other topics....

This publication entitled (Stem Cells The Future of Health Restoration) is an audiobook, including preliminary sections describing stem cells' importance to human health....

In 2010, scientists led by J. Craig Venter became the first to successfully create "synthetic life" - putting humankind at the threshold of the most important and exciting phase of biological research....

From the former president of MIT, the story of the next technology revolution and how it will change our lives....

New York Times bestselling author and former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb provides a glimpse of a promising future that is quickly approaching: a world with cures for chronic illnesses and cancers....