Chasing Captain America : how advances in science, engineering, and biotechnology will produce a superhuman
(Book)
Author
Published
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : ECW Press, [2018].
Format
Book
Status
Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library - Adult Nonfiction
660.65 ZEH
1 available
660.65 ZEH
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library - Adult Nonfiction | 660.65 ZEH | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : ECW Press, [2018].
Physical Desc
216 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-204) and index.
Description
Could we create a real-life superhero by changing human biology itself? The form and function of the human body, once entirely delimited by nature, are now fluid concepts thanks to recent advances in biomedical science and engineering. Professor, author, and comic book enthusiast E. Paul Zehr uses Marvel's Captain America - an ordinary man turned into an extraordinary hero, thanks to a military science experiment - as an entry-point to this brave new world of science, no longer limited to the realm of fiction. With our ever-expanding scientific and technological prowess, human biological adaptability is now in our fallible human hands. Thanks to the convergence of biology, engineering, and technology, we can now alter our abilities through surgery, pharmaceutical enhancement, technological fusion, and genetic engineering. Written in an accessible manner,Chasing Captain America explores these areas and more, asking what the real limits of being human are, how far we should bend those limits, and how we may be forced to reshape human biology if we are to colonize planets like Mars.
Target Audience
Adult,Brodart.
Target Audience
Adult,Brodart.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Zehr, E. P. (2018). Chasing Captain America: how advances in science, engineering, and biotechnology will produce a superhuman . ECW Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zehr, E. Paul. 2018. Chasing Captain America: How Advances in Science, Engineering, and Biotechnology Will Produce a Superhuman. ECW Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zehr, E. Paul. Chasing Captain America: How Advances in Science, Engineering, and Biotechnology Will Produce a Superhuman ECW Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Zehr, E. Paul. Chasing Captain America: How Advances in Science, Engineering, and Biotechnology Will Produce a Superhuman ECW Press, 2018.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.