Title:
Body 2.0 : the engineering revolution in medicine / Sara Latta.
ISBN:
9781541528130
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2020]
Physical Description:
96 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
From wooden toes to biobots -- If a salamander can grow a new leg, why can't I? -- Organs made to order -- Brainpower -- Editing the human genome -- Shining a light on neuroscience -- Designer bacteria -- Careers in biomedical engineering.
Summary:
"Meet scientists who are on the verge of breakthroughs in biomedical engineering. From encouraging the body to regenerate damaged bone and muscle tissue to re-routing visual stimuli to the brain to help blind people see, these discoveries will change medicine radically."-- Provided by publisher.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG+ 8.7 4 507303
Interest age level:
Age 13-18.
Interest grade level:
Grade 9 to 12.
Audience:
1170L Lexile
OCLC Number:
on1076372906
Availability:
South St. Paul - Kaposia~1
