The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds by Christopher E Mason

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Book Title
The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds
Publication Date
2022-04-12
Pages
296
ISBN
0262543842
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Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262543842
ISBN-13
9780262543842
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7050032732

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
296 Pages
Publication Name
Next 500 Years : Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Subject
Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Space Science, Internal Medicine, Biomedical
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Science, Medical
Author
Christopher E. Mason
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.7 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
5.7 in

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LCCN
2020-012162
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
612.0145
Table Of Content
INTRODUCTION: THE EMBRYOGENESIS OF HUMANITY xi 1 THE FIRST GENETIC ASTRONAUTS 1 2 THE DUTY TO ENGINEER 15 3 PHASE 1: THE LANDSCAPE OF FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS (2010-2020) 27 4 PHASE 2: PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING OF GENOMES (2021-2040) 47 5 PHASE 3: LONG-TERM TRIALS OF HUMAN AND CELLULAR ENGINEERING (2041-2100) 97 6 PHASE 4: PREPARING HUMANS FOR SPACE (2101-2150) 115 7 PHASE 5: SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY FOR NEW HOMES (2151-2200) 133 8 PHASE 6: EXPANDING THE LIMITS OF LIFE (2201-2250) 155 9 PHASE 7: TEST A GENERATION SHIP AND SETTLE HARSH WORLDS (2251-2350) 169 10 PHASE 8: SETTLE NEW EARTHS (2351-2400) 191 11 PHASE 9: LAUNCH TOWARD THE SECOND SUN (2401-2500) 213 12 PHASE 10: OPTIMISTIC UNKNOWNS (BEYOND 2500) 247 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 255 REFERENCES 259 INDEX 267
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An argument that we have a moral duty to explore other planets and solar systems--because human life on Earth has an expiration date. Inevitably, life on Earth will come to an end, whether by climate disaster, cataclysmic war, or the death of the sun in a few billion years. To avoid extinction, we will have to find a new home planet, perhaps even a new solar system, to inhabit. In this provocative and fascinating book, Christopher Mason argues that we have a moral duty to do just that. As the only species aware that life on Earth has an expiration date, we have a responsibility to act as the shepherd of life-forms--not only for our species but for all species on which we depend and for those still to come (by accidental or designed evolution). Mason argues that the same capacity for ingenuity that has enabled us to build rockets and land on other planets can be applied to redesigning biology so that we can sustainably inhabit those planets. And he lays out a 500-year plan for undertaking the massively ambitious project of reengineering human genetics for life on other worlds. As they are today, our frail human bodies could never survive travel to another habitable planet. Mason describes the toll that long-term space travel took on astronaut Scott Kelly, who returned from a year on the International Space Station with changes to his blood, bones, and genes. Mason proposes a ten-phase, 500-year program that would engineer the genome so that humans can tolerate the extreme environments of outer space--with the ultimate goal of achieving human settlement of new solar systems. He lays out a roadmap of which solar systems to visit first, and merges biotechnology, philosophy, and genetics to offer an unparalleled vision of the universe to come.
LC Classification Number
RC1150.M37 2022

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