Peter Jedicke
Author
Language
English
Description
From the pages of Scientific American comes the latest information and explorations into the futuristic world of biotechnology.
-Recent breakthroughs in human longevity and life extension
-Tissue engineering and the regeneration of limbs and organs
-Biochemistry, from transgenic crops to biological warfare
-The results and ramifications of the Human Genome Project
-The current and future state of cloning and artificial wombs
-Radical biotech: head...
Author
Language
English
Description
These 34 Scientific American selections from 1995-1999 explore extreme construction projects (e.g., the world's longest suspension bridge and tallest buildings); and developments in transportation by air, space, sea, and road. Includes illustrations and suggested reading.
Author
Language
English
Description
From the pages of Scientific American comes the latest information and explorations into the bizarre realm of the natural world, including:
-Our oldest relatives and the discovery of missing links
-Strange predators, from flesh-eating chimps to the lethal Komodo dragon
-Strange plant life, such as the carnivorous Venus's flytrap and the Voodoo lily
-Extinct monsters, and giant, flightless, flesh-eating birds
-Mysterious denizens of the deep, such...