{"product_id":"on-the-future-of-species-authoring-life-by-means-of-artificial-biological-intelligence","title":"On the Future of Species; Authoring Life by Means of Artificial Biological Intelligence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Visionary and exhilarating ... A work of astonishing scope and imagination'\u003c\/b\u003e TIM COULSON\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'The book we need right now ... Essential reading'\u003c\/b\u003e TOM ELLIS\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A brilliantly crafted, sweeping exposition with profound insights'\u003c\/b\u003e TIM WHITE\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Imagine 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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e To 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\u003e We 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. In this bold and visionary account, Woolfson provides a guide to how this might all be achieved and how we should navigate this astonishing new world, offering a moral compass to help us do so safely, wisely and ethically.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"On the Future of Species Authoring Life by Means of Artificial Biological Intelligence","offer_id":45600910016709,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-5266-7096-0.jpg?v=1767824305","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/on-the-future-of-species-authoring-life-by-means-of-artificial-biological-intelligence","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}