Regenesis tells of recent advances that may soon yield endless supplies of renewable energy, increased longevity and the return of long-extinct species.
"Hardcover first published in 2012." Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-276) and index
Contents:
Prologue: From bioplastics to H. Sapiens 2.0 3,800 MYR, late Hadean : at the inorganic/organic interface 3500 MYR, Archean : reading the most ancient texts and the future of living software 500 MYR, Cambrian : the mirror world and the explosion of diversity : how fast can evolution go and how diverse can it be? 360 MYR, Carboniferous : the best substitute for petroleum is petroleum 60 MYR, Paleocene : emergence of mammalian immune system, solving the health care crisis through genome engineering 30,000 YR, Pleistocene Park : engineering extinct genomes 10,000 YR, Neolithic : industrial revolutions. The Agricultural Revolution and synthetic genomics. The BioFab manifesto 100 YR, Anthropocene : the third industrial revolution. iGEM 1 YR, Holocene : from personal genomes to immortal human components Epigenetic epilogue : +1 YR, the end of the beginning, transhumanism, and the panspermia era : societal risks and countermeasures
