July 8, 2016

Creating life through generative design

Escherichia Coli (e. coli), Tem, Bacterial Pili, Filamentous Extensions Protruding From The Cell, Which Play An Important Role In Bacterial Adhesion To Mucosal Linings, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Stained 32000X. (Photo By BSIP/UIG via Getty Images) We have been shaping the organisms that live around us for a long time. Take as an example the changes we forced on wolves to become our best friends. Traditionally, we accomplished it by selecting organisms with special traits ("Let's keep that wolf, it doesn't bite as much"). In the last 20 years we have gone further by modifying the genetic programming of… Read More

Source: TechCrunch