On the future of species : authoring life by means of artificial biological intelligence / Adrian Woolfson.
| Author/creator | Woolfson, Adrian author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2026] |
| Description | xix, 454 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The language of life -- The library of species -- Constructing synthetic genomes -- The accidental species -- Biological machines -- Rewriting genomes -- The generative grammar of life -- The design of species -- The end of illness -- The future of species -- Authoring human genomes -- A manifesto for life. |
| Abstract | "What if we could create new species? What if we could supersede evolution? Adrian Woolfson, a scientist at the forefront of synthetic genomics, shows us how the application of artificial intelligence now gives us the power to produce new forms of life--and explores the dangers that will come with that power"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Woolfson, Adrian On the future of species Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2026] 9780262055475 |
| LCCN | 2026002023 |
| ISBN | 9780262054898 |
| ISBN | 0262054892 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic publication |