| #918285 in Books | Univ Of Minnesota Press | 2004-01-21 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 10.00 x.50 x7.00l,.94 | File type: PDF | 240 pages | ||8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.| An innovative look at biotech...|By Biomass|This is an exciting book - it's basically a look at biotech from the angle of new media or media studies. Clear, astute descriptions of current research, as well as innovative ways of looking at the research. And best of all, there's none of the familiar jargon of cyborgs, cyberspace, or "virtual" this or that. Thacker goes beyond wha|About the Author|Eugene Thacker is assistant professor of new media in the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His writings on the social and cultural aspects of biotechnology and biomedicine have been publish
As biotechnology defines the new millennium, genetic codes and computer codes increasingly merge-life understood as data, flesh rendered programmable. Where this trend will take us, and what it might mean, is what concerns Eugene Thacker in this timely book, a penetrating look into the intersection of molecular biology and computer science in our day and its likely ramifications for the future.
Integrating approaches from science and media studies, Biomedia is a critic...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Biomedia (Electronic Mediations) | Eugene Thacker. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
