On the future of species : authoring life by means of artificial biological intelligence / Adrian Woolfson.

Author/creator Woolfson, Adrian author.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2026]
Descriptionxix, 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Woolfson, Adrian On the future of species Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2026] 9780262055475
LCCN2026002023
ISBN9780262054898
ISBN0262054892 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic publication