{"product_id":"on-the-future-of-species-1","title":"On The Future Of Species By Woolfson, Adrian","description":"\u003cp\u003e''The book we need right now ... Essential reading''\u003cb\u003e Professor Tom Ellis, Imperial College London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Raises some of the most challenging philosophical and ethical issues that humankind has ever had to address'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A fascinating read ... I throroughly recommend for all audiences''\u003cb\u003e Professor Mumtaz Patel, President of the Royal College of Physicians\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eImagine a future where we grow houses rather than build them. Where smartphones are living, clothing has opinions, and all human knowledge fits into a speck of DNA. A world where disease is a thing of the past, and the human lifespan is dramatically extended.\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo achieve this, says Adrian Woolfson – founder of the genome writing company Genyro – we must transform biology into a predictive, programmable engineering material. That means decoding the generative grammar of DNA: the language of life itself. \u003cb\u003eIt may then be possible to author genomes\u003c\/b\u003e – and, if we choose, even rewrite our own. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are at the cusp of a technological revolution, driven by the convergence of artificial intelligence and synthetic biology. Currently at the scribbling phase – writing the genomes of viruses, bacteria and yeast – we will eventually author the genomes of extinct and never-before-realised species. \u003cb\u003eLife will become computable, detached from its past, and no longer bound by Darwinian evolution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  While offering extraordinary opportunities, this power also carries great risk and \u003cb\u003eit is vital for everyone to understand what the future might hold\u003c\/b\u003e. Genome writing can help preserve the planet, but may also undermine human nature and disrupt ecosystems. Bold, visionary and deeply original, \u003ci\u003eOn the Future of Species\u003c\/i\u003e is\u003cb\u003e an essential guide to how we should navigate this astonishing new world\u003c\/b\u003e, offering a moral compass to help us do so safely, wisely and ethically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Explores the profound opportunities and challenges that arise when we turn evolution upside-down'' \u003cb\u003eJohn-Arne Rottingen, CEO of The Wellcome Trust\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An intriguing and disturbing analysis of a biological revolution'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57820675572094,"sku":"NW9781526670960","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781526670960.jpg?v=1786167614","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/on-the-future-of-species-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}