Amazing feats of biological engineering / by Melissa Abromovitz ; content consultant, Dan Phillips, Director, Biomedical Engineering Program, Rochester Institute of Technology.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781624034268
- ISBN: 1624034268
- Physical Description: 112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 25 cm.
- Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2015]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Science fiction to reality -- Biological engineering -- The bionic leg -- The bionic future -- Synthetic organs -- Custom organs for all? -- Hello, Dolly -- Good-bye, Dolly -- Future directions.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1190L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.7 3 171093.
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- Subject:
- Bioengineering.
Biotechnology.
Biomedical engineering. - Genre:
- Young adult literature.
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- 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Statesville Main Library | YA 660.6 ABR (Text) | 33114023888100 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Reshelving | - |
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