Amazing feats of biological engineering
By: by Melissa Abramovitz ; content consultant, Dan Phillips, Director, Biomedical Engineering Program, Rochester Institute of Technology
Series: Great achievements in engineering; Great achievements in engineering
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781624034268
Subjects: Bioengineering; Biomedical engineering; Juvenile literature; Biotechnology
Other titles: Biological engineering
Description: Engineers design our modern world. They combine science and technology to create incredible vehicles, structures, and objects. This title examines amazing feats of biological engineering. Engaging text explores bionic legs, artificial organs, and animal cloning. It also examines the engineers who made these projects a reality and traces the history of the discipline.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index.

A Junior Library Guild Selection.
Table of contents: title: Science fiction to reality; title: Biological engineering; title: The bionic leg; title: The bionic future; title: Synthetic organs; title: Custom organs for all?; title: Hello, Dolly; title: Good-bye, Dolly; title: Future directions.